Whom the Gods Destroy
1934/07/12 • Released • English
Overview
Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step into his shoes. He sails to England to produce a show but the ship strikes a derelict wreckage and is sinking rapidly. In the ensuing wild panic, Forrester saves many lives, until finally, panic stricken by sudden fear, he dons a woman's clothes and is among the rescued. On the coast of Newfouldland, the villagers, not aware of his true identity, curse him but he is befriended by Alec who helps him conceal his identity. With a planned story of his survival, he returns to New York but cannot face his family or friends after he sees the plaque to his heroism on his New York theatre. Deciding to remain thought of as dead, he becomes a derelict himself, surviving on odd jobs as he watches from afar his now-grown son begin his career as a producer.
Director : Walter Lang
Casts
Walter Connolly
John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
Doris Kenyon
Margaret Forrester
Robert Young
Jack Forrester
Scotty Beckett
Jack Forrester, Age 4
Henry Kolker
Carlo - the Puppeteer
Akim Tamiroff
Peter Korotoff
Gilbert Emery
Professor Weaver
George Humbert
Niccoli
Hobart Bosworth
Alec Klein
Rollo Lloyd
Henry Braverman
Maidel Turner
Henrietta Crosland
Walter Brennan
Clifford (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Ricca Allen
Newfoundlander
Stella Adams
Newfoundlander
Brooks Benedict
Man in Nightmare
Walter Brennan
Clifford
Virginia True Boardman
Housekeeper
Edmund Burns
Forrester Associate
Mary Carr
Madge
Ruth Clifford
Frightened Balkan Passenger
Elinor Fair
Balkan Passenger
Betty Francisco
The Sun Rises Lead Actress
Bud Geary
Officer Who Shoots Korotoff
Adda Gleason
Balkan Passenger
Clarence Geldart
Newfoundlander
Mary Gordon
Newfoundlander
Arthur Stuart Hull
Critic
W.E. Lawrence
Man in Dress Clothes
Mary MacLaren
Train Passenger
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