Tiger Shark (film)

Tiger Shark is a 1932 American pre-Code melodrama romantic film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Edward G. Robinson, Richard Arlen and Zita Johann.[2]

Not to be confused with Tigershark (film).

Tiger Shark
1932 Theatrical Poster
Directed byHoward Hawks
Screenplay byWells Root
Story byHouston Branch
Produced byBryan Foy
Starring
CinematographyTony Gaudio
Edited byThomas Pratt
Music byBernhard Kaun
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • September 22, 1932 (1932-09-22) (U.S.)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$375,000[1]
Box office$879,000[1]

Plot

The wife of one-handed tuna fisherman Mike Mascarenhas falls for the man whose life Mike had saved while at sea.

Cast

Production notes

The film was made in the same year as Scarface, which is considered to be the Howard Hawks' best film of the early sound era. The general storyline was repeated several times in later films such as Manpower (1941) with Marlene Dietrich and George Raft, in which Robinson plays the same role but as a powerline worker.

The film's leading lady Zita Johann may be best remembered for her role in Karl Freund's The Mummy, also released in that same year, 1932.

Box office

According to Warner Bros. records, the film earned $436,000 domestically and $443,000 foreign.[1]

References
  1. Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 13 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
  2. Sala, Ángel (October 2005). "Apéndices". Tiburón ¡Vas a necesitar un barco más grande! El filme que cambió Hollywood (1st ed.). Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya. p. 114. ISBN 84-96129-72-1.
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