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South Sea Sinner
South Sea Sinner

South Sea Sinner

It's that Shelley again! ...that wonderful bad girl at her best!

Genres

AdventureCrimeDrama

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A tramp steamer lands sick crewman Jake Davis on rubber-growing island Oraka, from which voluptuous, bedroom-eyed saloon singer Coral is about to be ejected because "men like her too much." But Coral's slimy boss Cognac gets her a reprieve so she can learn Jake's secret.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

30 August 1950

Country

United States of America

Cast

Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

Jake 'Smitty' Davis

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters

Coral

Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Cognac

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Doc

Helena Carter

Helena Carter

Margaret Landis

Liberace

Liberace

Maestro

Art Smith

Art Smith

William Grayson

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Don Williams

James Flavin

James Flavin

Andrews

Molly Lamont

Molly Lamont

Kay Williams

Si-Lan Chen

Si-Lan Chen

Lee

Henry Kulky

Henry Kulky

Bartender

Fred Nurney

Fred Nurney

Police Captain Salsa

Phil Nazir

Phil Nazir

Lieutenant

Hazel Dohlman

Hazel Dohlman

Party Guest (uncredited)

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