South of Suez (1940)
South of Suez (1940)
Where He Finds ADVENTURE You'll Find Thrills!
Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. Grabbing the diamonds, Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life. What he hasn't counted on, though, is meeting and falling in love with Smythe's daughter Katherine, who falls in love with him but can't marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble, the man she believes killed her father.

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Cast

George Brent George Brent As: John Gamble
Brenda Marshall Brenda Marshall As: Katharine 'Kit' Sheffield
George Tobias George Tobias As: Eli Snedeker
James Stephenson James Stephenson As: Inspector Thornton
Lee Patrick Lee Patrick As: Delia Snedeker
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Storyline

Greedy diamond mine owner Eli Snedeker, resentful that his ex-foreman John Gamble stopped him from taking over kindly, but drunken, mine owner Roger Smythe's mine just as he was about to strike it rich, kills Smythe and blames it on Gamble. Grabbing the diamonds, Gamble flees Africa to England where he changes his name and begins a new life. What he hasn't counted on, though, is meeting and falling in love with Smythe's daughter Katherine, who falls in love with him but can't marry him until she can deal with her hatred of John Gamble, the man she believes killed her father.


Tagline: Where He Finds ADVENTURE You'll Find Thrills!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Mystery, Drama

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Release Date: 16 November 1940

Country: US

Runtime: 86m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

George Brent

George Brent

John Gamble

Brenda Marshall

Brenda Marshall

Katharine 'Kit' Sheffield

George Tobias

George Tobias

Eli Snedeker

James Stephenson

James Stephenson

Inspector Thornton

Lee Patrick

Lee Patrick

Delia Snedeker

Eric Blore

Eric Blore

Harold 'Limey' Wemsley

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Roger Smythe

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Henry Putnam

Mary Forbes

Mary Forbes

Mrs. Putnam

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bryan Foy

Bryan Foy

Executive Producer

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Friedrich Hollaender

Friedrich Hollaender

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Arthur L. Todd

Arthur L. Todd

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Esdras Hartley

Esdras Hartley

Art Direction

Other Crew

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