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Wharf Angel
1934 3.7 (3 votes) 1h 5m
Genres
Drama Romance
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures

Wharf Angel

Barbary Coast! Where the tides of human passions roll up strange wrecks of life and love...a haven for crushed derelicts...such as Toy, who knew men but never heard of love!

Overview

On the wharfs of San Francisco, saloon girl Toy, also known as Mary, lives over Mother Bright's bar. When Como Murphy, a fugitive from the law, hides in her room, she falls in love with him. He explains that after he spoke out about the rights of man to a crowd, a riot ensued, during which a policeman was killed. Como took the gun from the killer, but is thought to be guilty of the crime himself. Como, who reciprocates Mary's love, spends the night with her, but leaves to keep her out of danger. He joins the crew of a ship sailing to China after he is befriended by Turk, a big lumbering sailor who is also in love with Mary. Each man is unaware that they love the same woman.

Key Crew

Director: William Cameron Menzies, George Somnes

Director of Photography: Victor Milner

Screenplay: Frank Partos, Stephen Morehouse Avery, Samuel Hoffenstein

Story: Frederick Schlick

Top Cast

Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen

Turk

Dorothy Dell
Dorothy Dell

Toy

Preston Foster
Preston Foster

Como Murphy

Alison Skipworth
Alison Skipworth

Mother Bright

David Landau
David Landau

Moore

John Rogers

Goliath

Mischa Auer
Mischa Auer

Sadik

Alfred Delcambre
Alfred Delcambre

Steve

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