Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

Lady of the Tropics

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Lady of the Tropics

"Hedy Lamarr set the world aflame with her beauty in "Algiers" ! Now you see her in the arms of a dashing Bob Taylor !"

1939

1h 32m

6.5(10 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

American playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier to their happiness.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

William 'Bill' Carey

Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr

Manon deVargnes Carey, aka Kira Kim

Joseph Schildkraut

Joseph Schildkraut

Pierre Delaroch

Gloria Franklin

Gloria Franklin

Nina

Ernest Cossart

Ernest Cossart

Father Antoine

Mary Taylor

Mary Taylor

Dolly Harrison

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Alfred Z. Harrison

Frederick Worlock

Frederick Worlock

Colonel Demassey

Paul Porcasi

Paul Porcasi

Lamartine

Marguerita Padula

Marguerita Padula

Madame Kya

Creative team

Directed by: Jack Conway
Written by: Ben Hecht

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