Seven Sinners (1940 film)

Seven Sinners
Seven Sinners
	Film poster
Directed by	Tay Garnett
Written by	John Meehan; Harry Tugend
Based on	story by Ladislas Fodor; László Vadnay
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Starring	Marlene Dietrich; John Wayne
Cinematography	Rudolph Maté
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Music by	Hans J. Salter; Frank Skinner
Production; company	Joe Pasternak Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	October 25, 1940;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$739,000[1]

Seven Sinners (UK title Cafe of the Seven Sinners) is a 1940 American drama romance film directed by Tay Garnett starring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne in the first of three films they made together.[2] The film was produced by Universal Pictures in black and white.

Plot

Torch singer Bijou Blanche has been kicked off one South Seas island after another. She is accompanied by naval deserter Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan and magician/pickpocket Sasha Mencken. Eventually, she meets a handsome young naval officer, Lt. Dan Brent, and the two fall in love. When Brent vows to marry Bijou, his commander and others plead with him to leave her.

Cast

Marlene Dietrich as Bijou Blanche
John Wayne as Lt. Dan Brent
Albert Dekker as Dr. Martin
Broderick Crawford as Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan
Anna Lee as Dorothy Henderson
Mischa Auer as Sasha Mencken
Billy Gilbert as Tony
Richard Carle as District Officer
Samuel S. Hinds as Gov. Harvey Henderson
Oskar Homolka as Antro
Reginald Denny as Capt. Church
Vince Barnett as Bartender
Herbert Rawlinson as First Mate
James Craig as Ensign
William Bakewell as Ens. Judson

Production

Tay Garnett and Marlene Dietrich on the set

Dietrich had just revived her career with Destry Rides Again (1939) and this film featured many of the same elements, including cast members Mischa Auer, Billy Gilbert and Samuel S. Hinds. She was paid $150,000 for her performance.[1]

The film was the second American film for Anna Lee (although the first to be released). She says Marlene Dietrich insisted Lee dye her hair from blonde to brown so she would not clash with Dietrich. She also says Dietrich selected John Wayne as her leading man after spotting him in the commissary and saying to producer Joe Pasternak, "Mommy wants that for Christmas."[3]

Filming took place from July to September 14, 1940. In 1950, the film was remade as South Sea Sinner, starring Macdonald Carey and Shelley Winters.

References

Eyman, Scott (2015). John Wayne: The Life and Legend. Simon and Schuster. pp. 109–111. ISBN 9781439199596.
Hal Erickson (2007). "Seven Sinners (1940)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
Bawden, James; Miller, Ron (2016). Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era. Kentucky Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780813167121.

External links

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[john-1] Eyman, Scott (2015). John Wayne: The Life and Legend. Simon and Schuster. pp. 109–111. ISBN 9781439199596.

[NYTimes-2] Hal Erickson (2007). "Seven Sinners (1940)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 19, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2013.

[book-3] Bawden, James; Miller, Ron (2016). Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era. Kentucky Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780813167121.