The Hell Cat
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Albert Rogell
Director
Robert Armstrong
Dan P. Collins
Ann Sothern
Geraldine Sloane, also known as Mary Todd
Benny Baker
Snapper Dugan
Minna Gombell
Pauline McCoy
Charles Wilson
Graham
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jun
16,
1934
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 10m
Film Length
7 reels
Synopsis
While ace reporter Dan P. Collins is preparing an exposé that will reveal a local gambling ring led by Joe Morgan, his editor assigns him to cover the latest escapade of Geraldine Sloane, a spoiled spitfire who has punched an admirer in the jaw. Dan and his photographer, Snapper Dugan, arrive at Geraldine's house to interview her, only to be assaulted by the girl. When Dan takes revenge on her by returning the slap in front of her father, she decides to teach him a lesson through a practical joke. Disguised in a blonde wig, Geraldine poses as the niece of Pauline McCoy, who also dislikes Dan, and obtains a job at his newspaper. Dan, unaware of the ruse, falls in love with the new blonde at the newspaper. After escaping capture by the gamblers, Dan asks Geraldine to join him on the gambling yacht for a final raid. Geraldine, whose own yacht is docked at the harbor, agrees to accompany him as she plans to use the opportunity to have her crew humiliate him. Soon after Dan and Geraldine arrive at the docks, Geraldine sneaks onto her yacht, removes her disguise and screams for help. At the same time that Dan discovers Geraldine's true identity, the yacht is seized by the gamblers, who have hidden a cargo of smuggled Chinese girls on board. Dan and Geraldine are rescued by the Coast Guard, and after Dan sends the story to his newspaper, Geraldine takes him out to dinner.
Director
Albert Rogell
Director
Cast
Robert Armstrong
Dan P. Collins
Ann Sothern
Geraldine Sloane, also known as Mary Todd
Benny Baker
Snapper Dugan
Minna Gombell
Pauline McCoy
Charles Wilson
Graham
J. Carrol Naish
Joe Morgan
Irving Bacon
Regan
Henry Kolker
C. W. Sloane
Guy Usher
Gillette
Joseph Crehan
Captain Barnett
Huey White
Steve Gill
Nick Copeland
Ace Adams
Richard Heming
Ramsey
A. R. Haysel
Captain Manning
Purnell B. Pratt
Butler
Ray Mayer
Evans
Eddy Chandler
Scotty
Harry Tenbrook
Sandy
Al Hill
Reed
Arnold Gray
Polo player
David O'brien
Polo player
Lowden Adams
Butler
Arthur S. Byron
Policeman
Billy Arnold
Reporter
Sidney Miller
Copy boy
Spec O'donnell
Copy boy
Stanley Blystone
Chief boatswain mate
Billie Seward
Girl
Geneva Mitchell
Girl
Patricia Caron
Girl
Billie Van Every
Girl
Sheila Mannors
Girl
Betty Lorraine
Girl
Pauline High
Girl
Katharine Mauk
Girl
Peggy Craig
Girl
Maston Williams
U.S. Coast Guard
James Leong
Chinese man
James Wang
Mock Duck
Ernest Hilliard
Bob Martin
Dudley Dickerson
Black chauffeur
Hal Price
Police sergeant
Ky Robinson
Second detective
Bobby Hale
Stableman
Billy Franey
Watchman
Charles O'malley
Man in newspaper office
Charles King
Man in newspaper office
Donald Roberts
Man in newspaper office
Russ Clark
Edmund Burns
Richard Kipling
Reginald Simpson
Byron Munson
Crew
Bonnie Blackwood
Stand in
Adele Buffington
Story
C. C. Coleman
Assistant Director
Lodge Cunningham
Sound Engineer
Jeanette Fitzgerald
Double for Ann Sothern
Benjamin Kline
Photography
Edna May
Stand in
Fred Niblo Jr.
Screenwriter
John Rawlins
Film Editor
Sid Rogell
Supervisor
Joel Sayre
Additional Dialogue
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
Jun
16,
1934
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corp.
Distribution Company
Columbia Pictures Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 10m
Film Length
7 reels
Articles
TCM Remembers - Ann Sothern
Actress Ann Sothern passed away on March 15th at the age of 89. Her film career spanned sixty years and included a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for The Whales of August (1987) and several Emmy nominations for her roles in the TV shows Private Secretary (1953) and The Ann Sothern Show (1958). Sothern was born as Harriette Lake in North Dakota. She made her first film appearance in 1927 in small roles (so small, in fact, that some sources omit any films before 1929) before deciding to work on Broadway instead. Shortly afterwards she signed with Columbia Pictures where studio head Harry Cohn insisted she change her name because there were already too many actors with the last name of Lake. So "Ann" came from her mother's name Annette and "Sothern" from Shakespearean actor E.H. Sothern. For most of the 1930s she appeared in light comedies working with Eddie Cantor, Maurice Chevalier, Mickey Rooney and Fredric March. However, it wasn't until she switched to MGM (after a brief period with RKO) and made the film Maisie (1939) that Sothern hit pay dirt. It proved enormously popular and led to a series of nine more films through 1947 when she moved into dramas and musicals. During the 50s, Sothern made a mark with her TV series but returned to mostly second tier movies in the 1960s and 1970s. Finally she earned an Oscar nomination for her work in 1987's The Whales of August (in which, incidentally, her daughter Tisha Sterling played her at an earlier age). Turner Classic Movies plans to host a retrospective film tribute to her in July. Check back for details in June.
TCM Remembers - Ann Sothern
Actress Ann Sothern passed away on March 15th at the age of 89. Her film career spanned sixty years and included a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for The Whales of August (1987) and several Emmy nominations for her roles in the TV shows Private Secretary (1953) and The Ann Sothern Show (1958). Sothern was born as Harriette Lake in North Dakota. She made her first film appearance in 1927 in small roles (so small, in fact, that some sources omit any films before 1929) before deciding to work on Broadway instead. Shortly afterwards she signed with Columbia Pictures where studio head Harry Cohn insisted she change her name because there were already too many actors with the last name of Lake. So "Ann" came from her mother's name Annette and "Sothern" from Shakespearean actor E.H. Sothern. For most of the 1930s she appeared in light comedies working with Eddie Cantor, Maurice Chevalier, Mickey Rooney and Fredric March. However, it wasn't until she switched to MGM (after a brief period with RKO) and made the film Maisie (1939) that Sothern hit pay dirt. It proved enormously popular and led to a series of nine more films through 1947 when she moved into dramas and musicals. During the 50s, Sothern made a mark with her TV series but returned to mostly second tier movies in the 1960s and 1970s. Finally she earned an Oscar nomination for her work in 1987's The Whales of August (in which, incidentally, her daughter Tisha Sterling played her at an earlier age). Turner Classic Movies plans to host a retrospective film tribute to her in July. Check back for details in June.
