Directed by:
Henry HathawayCast:
Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxon, Harry Carey, Olympe Bradna, Robert Cummings, Porter Hall, George Zucco, Virginia Weidler (more)Plots(1)
Based on the true story of the William Brown murders, this courtroom potboiler set in 1842 Philadelphia tells the story of Nuggin' Taylor who is tried and convicted for mass murder at sea before evidence arrives that the Queen of England enlisted him to sabotage the slave trade. While gathering evidence at sea, a fire claims the ship he is on and despite his heroic efforts to save the passengers, the slavers place the blame on him. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gary Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/978/161978231_317dfa.png)
Gary Cooper
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![George Raft](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268086_6bc6da.jpg)
George Raft
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Scarface (1932)
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
![Frances Dee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/118/162118782_d40fcc.jpg)
Frances Dee
USA
Best movies:
If I Were King (1938)
Come and Get It (1936)
Little Women (1933)
![Henry Wilcoxon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386795_0e023a.jpg)
Henry Wilcoxon
Best movies:
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![Harry Carey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272977_cbb0e4.jpg)
Harry Carey
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Red River (1948)
Air Force (1943)
![Olympe Bradna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/051/471/51471358_a6cad5.jpg)
Olympe Bradna
France
Best movies:
Souls at Sea (1937)
![Robert Cummings](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271486_f5cfc5.jpg)
Robert Cummings
USA
Best movies:
Dial M for Murder (1954)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Kings Row (1942)
![Porter Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/893/159893463_1ddb08.jpg)
Porter Hall
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![George Zucco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/188/160188555_cf7af8.jpg)
George Zucco
UK
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
![Virginia Weidler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277172_50d783.jpg)
Virginia Weidler
USA
Best movies:
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
All This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Peter Ibbetson (1935)
![Joseph Schildkraut](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/340/164340857_f6747c.jpg)
Joseph Schildkraut
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
The Rains Came (1939)
![Lucien Littlefield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000323_03f7e4.jpg)
Lucien Littlefield
USA
Best movies:
The Little Foxes (1941)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
Why Change Your Wife? (1920)
![Paul Fix](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272347_af9850.jpg)
Paul Fix
USA
Best movies:
After the Thin Man (1936)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Scarface (1932)
![Tully Marshall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228276_601c36.jpg)
Tully Marshall
USA
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Scarface (1932)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (1916)
![Monte Blue](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421420_17c187.jpg)
Monte Blue
USA
Best movies:
Gentleman Jim (1942)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
![Stanley Fields](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/605/160605877_53d527.jpg)
Stanley Fields
USA
Best movies:
City Streets (1931)
Show Boat (1936)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
![Edward Van Sloan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496859_16c0c1.jpg)
Edward Van Sloan
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
The Phantom Creeps (1949) (TV movie) - a.f.
![Alan Ladd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268027_ff41cc.jpg)
Alan Ladd
USA
Best movies:
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Proud Rebel (1958)
The Black Cat (1941)
![Ward Bond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496837_676b1d.jpg)
Ward Bond
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Fury (1936)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
![Agnes Ayres](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792763_11646f.jpg)
Agnes Ayres
USA
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1923)
The Son of the Sheik (1926)
The Sheik (1921)