Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step into his shoes. He sails to England to produce a show but the ship strikes a derelict wreckage and is sinking rapidly. In the ensuing wild panic, Forrester saves many lives, until finally, panic stricken by sudden fear, he dons a woman's clothes and is among the rescued. On the coast of Newfouldland, the villagers, not aware of his true identity, curse him but he is befriended by Alec who helps him conceal his identity. With a planned story of his survival, he returns to New York but cannot face his family or friends after he sees the plaque to his heroism on his New York theatre. Deciding to remain thought of as dead, he becomes a derelict himself, surviving on odd jobs as he watches from afar his now-grown son begin his career as a producer.
Director:
Walter Lang
Writer:
Sidney Buchman
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Walter Connolly as John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff |
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Doris Kenyon as Margaret Forrester |
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Robert Young as Jack Forrester |
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Scotty Beckett as Jack Forrester, Age 4 |
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Henry Kolker as Carlo - the Puppeteer |
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Akim Tamiroff as Peter Korotoff |
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Gilbert Emery as Professor Weaver |
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George Humbert as Niccoli |
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Hobart Bosworth as Alec Klein |
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Macon Jones as Jack Forrester - Age 14 |
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Rollo Lloyd as Henry Braverman |
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Maidel Turner as Henrietta Crosland |
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Hugh Huntley as Jamison - Ship's Officer |
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Yale Puppeteers as Puppeteers |
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Walter Brennan as Clifford (uncredited) |
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Charles Middleton as Constable Malcolm (uncredited) |
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Ricca Allen as Newfoundlander |
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Stella Adams as Newfoundlander |
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Lois Albright as Balkan Passenger |
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Brooks Benedict as Man in Nightmare |
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Walter Brennan as Clifford |
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Virginia True Boardman as Housekeeper |
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Edmund Burns as Forrester Associate |
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Mary Carr as Madge |
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Allan Cavan as Balkan Passenger |
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Ruth Clifford as Frightened Balkan Passenger |
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Elinor Fair as Balkan Passenger |
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Betty Francisco as The Sun Rises Lead Actress |
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Bud Geary as Officer Who Shoots Korotoff |
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May Foster as Newfoundlander |
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Adda Gleason as Balkan Passenger |
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Clarence Geldart as Newfoundlander |
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Mary Gordon as Newfoundlander |
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Arthur Stuart Hull as Critic |
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W.E. Lawrence as Man in Dress Clothes |
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Mary MacLaren as Train Passenger |
| Directing | Walter Lang | Director |
| Writing | Albert Payson Terhune | Story |
| Production | Felix Young | Producer |
| Writing | Sidney Buchman | Screenplay |
| Crew | John Hoffman | Special Effects |
