Hell Harbor
{{short description|1930 film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Hell Harbor
| image = Hell Harbor poster 2.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Henry King
| producer = Henry King
| screenplay = Fred de Gresac
Clarke Silvernail
Brewster Morse
| based_on = {{based on|Out of the Night
1925 novel|Rida Johnson Young}}
| starring = Lupe Vélez
Jean Hersholt
John Holland
Gibson Gowland
Harry Allen
Al St. John
| music = Harvey Allen
Gene Berten
Sexteto Habanero
Ernesto Lecuona
| cinematography = John P. Fulton
Robert M. Haas
Mack Stengler
| editing = Lloyd Nosler
| studio = Inspiration Pictures
| distributor = United Artists
| released = {{Film date|1930|3|15}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Hell Harbor is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Henry King and written by Fred de Gresac, Clarke Silvernail and Brewster Morse. The film stars Lupe Vélez, Jean Hersholt, John Holland, Gibson Gowland, Harry Allen and Al St. John. The film was released on March 15, 1930, by United Artists.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/5713/hell-harbor|title=Hell Harbor (1930) - Overview|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=October 7, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/hell-harbor/125789|title=Hell Harbor|work=TV Guide|access-date=October 7, 2014|archive-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010130702/http://movies.tvguide.com/hell-harbor/125789|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9401E1DE1E39E03ABC4051DFB566838B629EDE|title=Movie Review - Hell Harbor (1930) THE SCREEN; The Girl and the Pearls. Fairbankses Not to Leave Films. Ready to Film "Whoopee." To Produce Play Posthumously. Pyramid Players to Give Show. |work=The New York Times|access-date=October 7, 2014}}
Plot
Anita Morgan, a descendant of the famous pirate Henry Morgan, is living a carefree and careless life on an island in the Caribbean, but would much rather be living the same life In Havana. When she learns that her father, in exchange for money, has promised her hand in marriage to a Jewish moneylender, she is more convinced that Havana is the place to be. When an American comes to the island to buy some pearls, she falls in love with him. and when she discovers he is to be tricked out of his money and killed, she makes plans to save him...and go to Havana with him.
Cast
- Lupe Vélez as Anita Morgan
- Jean Hersholt as Joseph Horngold
- John Holland as Bob Wade
- Gibson Gowland as Henry Morgan
- Harry Allen as Peg Leg
- Al St. John as Bunion
- Paul E. Burns as Blinky
- George Bookasta as Spotty
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Hell Harbor}}
- {{IMDb title|0020959|Hell Harbor}}
- {{tcmdb title|id=5713}}
- {{AFI film|9649}}
- [http://www.southseascinema.org Southseascinema, a website devoted to island theme films]
{{Henry King}}
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Henry King
Category:Films set in the Caribbean
Category:English-language drama films
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