Law of the Tropics (1941)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Ray Enright

Writer:

Charles Grayson (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 October 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

The telegram that Jim Comway receives states that the woman he was to marry, Laura, could not move to a country she didn't know, and marry a man she felt she no longer knew

Plot Keywords:

Fugitive | Rubber Plantation | Suicide | Employer Employee Relationship | Bride

Cast

Constance Bennett	...	Joan Madison, aka Miss Moore and Laura
Jeffrey Lynn	...	Jim Conwoy
Regis Toomey	...	Tom Marshall
Mona Maris	...	Rita Marshall
Hobart Bosworth	...	Boss Frank Davis
Frank Puglia	...	Tito
Thomas E. Jackson	...	Det. Maguire (as Thomas Jackson)
Paul Harvey	...	Alfred King, Sr.
Craig Stevens	...	Alfred King, Jr.
Charles Judels	...	Cap (riverboat captain)
Roland Drew	...	Hotel clerk
Cliff Clark	...	Bartender (credits) / Waiter serving drinks
Rolfe Sedan	...	Julio André (tailor) (as Rolf Sedan)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Alberni	...	Native (scenes deleted)

Also Known As:

King Rubber (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7391)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Miriam Hopkins turned down the role of Joan Madison.

Quotes:

Jim Conwoy: What's the idea of taking me to a tailor like that?
Tito: I knew him long time ago when he was a butcher.
Jim Conwoy: He still *is!*

Movie Connections:

Version of Oil for the Lamps of China (1935)

Soundtrack:

Happy Birthday to You

however

Deep, deep, miserably deep "B". However, Bennett is delightful, as always, and makes the picture worth watching. Also, if you've ever had the urge to beat the crap out of Peter Gunn, there's an OK fight scene that Craig Stevens gets the worst of, and the chick who plays Regis Toomey's wife is a 40's hottie.