Seven Sinners


1h 10m 1936

Brief Synopsis

A trip to the Continent becomes a working holiday when Inspector Harwood stumbles on a stiff in his hotel room...that promptly vanishes.

Film Details

Also Known As
Doomed Cargo
Release Date
Aug 15, 1936
Premiere Information
London opening: Jun 1936
Production Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
Distribution Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
Country
Great Britain and United States
Location
Great Britain
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Wrecker by Arnold Ridley and Bernard Merivale (London, 6 Dec 1927).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m
Film Length
6,286ft

Synopsis

American detective Harwood gets involved in the case of a criminal whose specialty seems to be train wrecks. Harwood discovers that the criminal is a prominent European policeman, who had hoped to use the train wrecks to cover up the evidence of his prior crimes.

Film Details

Also Known As
Doomed Cargo
Release Date
Aug 15, 1936
Premiere Information
London opening: Jun 1936
Production Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp.
Distribution Company
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
Country
Great Britain and United States
Location
Great Britain
Screenplay Information
Based on the play The Wrecker by Arnold Ridley and Bernard Merivale (London, 6 Dec 1927).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 10m
Film Length
6,286ft

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Notes

The film is also known under the alternate title of Doomed Cargo. Modern sources cite this as an unofficial remake of the 1929 British film The Wrecker, and note that both films made use of the same genuine train wreck footage. Modern sources also include Producer Michael Balcon, Design Erno Metzner, Sound A. Birch, Costumes Molyneaux and Music Bretton Byrd in the production. It was reissued in Great Britain in 1947.

Miscellaneous Notes

Re-released in United States on Video June 4, 1996

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Re-released in United States on Video June 4, 1996