Souls at Sea Movie Review 1937

Good buddy work by Cooper and Raft highlight this complicated seafaring yarn. In the 1840s sailor and abolitionist Nuggin Taylor (Cooper) is secretly sabotaging slave ships, working undercover for the British Navy. With loyal friend Powdah (Raft), Taylor tries to gather evidence against British officer Tarryton (Wilcoxon) even though he's fallen for Tarryton's sister Margaret (Dee). But after a sea disaster, Taylor's accused of murder and brought to trial. Will the truth come out in time to save him?

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 93 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Sea Disasters, Sail Away, Period Piece: 19th Century, Order in the Court, Slavery, Buddies

Screenplay

Grover Jones, Dale Van Every

Cast

Gary Cooper, George Raft, Henry Wilcoxon, Frances Dee, Olympe Bradna, George Zucco, Harry Carey, Robert Cummings, Porter Hall, Joseph Schildkraut

Cinematography

Charles B(ryant) Lang

Director

Henry Hathaway

Producer

Paramount Pictures