The Beachcomber DVD Charles Laughton (1938)
Based on a story by Somerset Maugham, The Beachcomber was originally released in Great Britain as Vessel of Wrath. This English version was much franker—and much more fun—than the abbreviated, watered-down US release prints. Even the American version, however, is successful in capturing the spirit of Maugham's tale of slovenly remittance man Charles Laughton drinking and wenching away his monthly allowance in the picturesque Dutch Islands. Elsa Lanchester (the real-life Mrs. Laughton) plays the prim sister of sanctimonious missionary Tyrone Guthrie, who slowly regenerates the wastrelly Laughton. Our hero redeems himself fully through his courageous behavior during a cholera epidemic
Charles Laughton - Ginger Ted
Elsa Lanchester - Martha Jones
Tyrone Guthrie - Dr. Jones
Robert Newton - Controleur
Dolly Mollinger - Lia
Rosita Garcia - Kati
Fred Groves - Dutch Sea Captain
Eliot Makeham - Native Head Clerk
Ley On - Ah King
Walter Crisham
Paul Rogers
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