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Slave Ship (1937) Poster

(1937)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Tay Garnett

Writing Credits  

Sam Hellman ... (screen play) &
Lamar Trotti ... (screen play) and
Gladys Lehman ... (screen play)
 
William Faulkner ... (story)
 
George S. King ... (based on novel 'The Last Slaver' by)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Warner Baxter ... Jim Lovett
Wallace Beery ... Jack Thompson
Elizabeth Allan ... Nancy Marlowe
Mickey Rooney ... Swifty
George Sanders ... Lefty
Jane Darwell ... Mrs. Marlowe
Joseph Schildkraut ... Danelo
Miles Mander ... Corey
Arthur Hohl ... Grimes
Douglas Scott ... Boy
Minna Gombell ... Mabel
Billy Bevan ... Atkins
Francis Ford ... Scraps
J. Farrell MacDonald ... Proprietor
J.P. McGowan ... Helmsman
DeWitt Jennings ... Snodgrass
Paul Hurst ... Drunk
Jane Jones Jane Jones ... Ma Belcher
Dorothy Christy ... Blonde
Charles Middleton ... Slave Dealer
Dewey Robinson ... Bartender
Holmes Herbert ... Commander
Edwin Maxwell ... Auctioneer
Herbert Heywood Herbert Heywood ... Old Man
Winter Hall ... Minister
Marilyn Knowlden ... Girl
Arthur Aylesworth ... Stranger
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bull Anderson Bull Anderson ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard ... Black Boy on Pier (uncredited)
Scotty Beckett ... Boy (uncredited)
John Bleifer John Bleifer ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Sven Hugo Borg ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Anita Brown Anita Brown ... Slave Woman (uncredited)
George Bruggeman ... Crew Member (uncredited)
James P. Burtis ... Waiter (uncredited)
John Burton John Burton ... Officer (uncredited)
Jack Byron Jack Byron ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Lon Chaney Jr. ... Laborer Killed at Launching (uncredited)
Russ Clark Russ Clark ... Laborer (uncredited)
Richard Clarke ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Larry Dods Larry Dods ... Crew Member (uncredited)
George Du Count George Du Count ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Bobby Dunn ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn ... Ostler (uncredited)
Art Dupuis Art Dupuis ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Otto Fries Otto Fries ... Singer (uncredited)
Chester Gan ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Roy Glenn ... Slave in Ship's Hold (uncredited)
Charles Griffin Charles Griffin ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Mel Kalish Mel Kalish ... Singer (uncredited)
Fred Kelsey ... Seaman at Auction (uncredited)
Tom Kennedy ... Bartender (uncredited)
Edward LeSaint ... Seaman at Auction (uncredited)
Jack Low Jack Low ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Frank Meredith Frank Meredith ... Crew Member (uncredited)
James C. Morton ... Waiter (uncredited)
Remington Olmsted Remington Olmsted ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Lionel Pape ... Commander (uncredited)
Len Powers Len Powers ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Robert St. Angelo ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Landers Stevens ... Owner (uncredited)
Jack Stoney ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... Crew Member (uncredited)
John Wallace John Wallace ... Crew Member (uncredited)

Produced by 

Nunnally Johnson ... associate producer
Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer (uncredited)

Music by 

Alfred Newman

Cinematography by 

Ernest Palmer ... (photography)

Editing by 

Lloyd Nosler ... film editor

Casting By 

Phillip Moore ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Hans Peters

Set Decoration by 

Thomas Little ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by 

Royer ... (costumes)

Makeup Department 

Tony Carnagle ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Bill Cooley ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Buddy King ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management 

Darryl F. Zanuck ... in charge of production
Sid Bowen ... unit manager (uncredited)
Ed Ebele ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Booth McCracken ... assistant director
Otto Brower ... second unit director (uncredited)
J. Gordon Cooper ... assistant director (uncredited)
Bob Herndon ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Joseph C. Behm ... props (uncredited)
Elmer Poggi ... assistant props (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Alfred Bruzlin ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)
Bob Bertrand ... boom operator (uncredited)
William Grefrath ... cable person (uncredited)
Harold A. Root ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Stunts 

Duke Green ... stunts (uncredited)
Otto Metzetti ... stunts (uncredited)
Harvey Parry ... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Rose ... stunts (uncredited)
John Sinclair ... stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Dave Anderson ... gaffer (uncredited)
Don Anderson ... second camera (uncredited)
Red Crawford ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Charles Graham ... best boy (uncredited)
Robert Mack ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jack Percy ... grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Bob Lee ... wardrobe man (uncredited)
Carrie O'Neil ... wardrobe girl (uncredited)

Music Department 

Alfred Newman ... musical director (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Walter Ferris ... script revision (uncredited)
Helen Parker ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Chris Christensen ... technical man (uncredited)
Gilbert Pratt ... technical director (uncredited)
Leicester Wagner ... publicist (uncredited)

See also

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