| Law of the Tropics | |
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| Directed by | Ray Enright |
| Written by | George Beatty (dialogue contributor, uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | Charles Grayson Screenplay construction contributors (uncredited): M. Coates Webster Barry Trivers |
| Based on | Oil for the Lamps of China<be>1933 book by Alice Tisdale Hobart |
| Produced by | Bryan Foy Benjamin Stoloff |
| Starring | Constance Bennett Jeffrey Lynn Regis Toomey Mona Maris |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | Frederick Richards |
| Music by | Howard Jackson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Law of the Tropics is a 1941 American drama film directed by Ray Enright and starring Constance Bennett, Jeffrey Lynn and Regis Toomey. By the time Bennett made the film, her career was in steep decline.[1]
The film is loosely based on the 1935 movie Oil for the Lamps of China, but the setting is changed from China to the Amazon jungle, and the tone is somewhat lighter. The conflict between a man's conscience and his corporate loyalty, which is a principal theme of the original, is less important in this film.
Plot summary
Cast
- Constance Bennett as Joan Madison
- Jeffrey Lynn as Jim Conwoy
- Regis Toomey as Tom Marshall
- Mona Maris as Rita Marshall
- Hobart Bosworth as Boss Frank Davis
- Frank Puglia as Tito
- Thomas E. Jackson as Det. Maguire
- Paul Harvey as Alfred King, Sr.
- Craig Stevens as Alfred King, Jr.
- Charles Judels as Cap
- Roland Drew as Hotel Clerk
- Cliff Clark as Bartender
- Rolfe Sedan as Julio André
- Emory Parnell as Bartender
References
- ^ Kellow, Brian. The Bennetts: An Acting Family. University Press of Kentucky, 2004. p.249
External links
- Law of the Tropics at IMDb
- Law of the Tropics at the TCM Movie Database
- Law of the Tropics at AllMovie
- Law of the Tropics at the American Film Institute Catalog
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