Seven Sinners (1940 film)

Seven Sinners
File:Poster of the movie Seven Sinners.jpg Film poster
Directed by	Tay Garnett
Produced by	Joe Pasternak
Written by	Ladislas Fodor John Meehan Harry Tugend László Vadnay
Starring	Marlene Dietrich John Wayne
Cinematography	Rudolph Maté
Edited by	Ted J. Kent
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	October 25, 1940 (1940-10-25)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$760,000 (estimated)

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

Plot

The film spotlights the controversial life of torch singer Bijou Blanche (Dietrich), who has been kicked off one South Seas island after another. She is accompanied by naval deserter Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan (Broderick Crawford) and magician/pickpocket Sasha Mencken (Mischa Auer). Eventually, she meets a handsome, young naval officer, Lt. Dan Brent (Wayne), 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

See also

• John Wayne filmography

External links

• Seven Sinners at IMDb