Mandalay (film)
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Director Michael Curtiz Music director Sammy Fain Duration Language English | 7.2/10 IMDb Genre Drama Cinematography Tony Gaudio Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date February 10, 1934 (1934-02-10) Writer Paul Hervey Fox (story), Austin Parker, Charles Kenyon Cast Kay Francis (Tanya Borodoff / Spot White / Marjorie Lang), Ricardo Cortez (Tony Evans), Warner Oland (Nick), Lyle Talbot (Dr. Gregory Burton), Ruth Donnelly (Mrs. George Peters), Lucien Littlefield (Mr. George Peters)Similar movies Self/less , Factory Girl , Lucy , At the Edge of the Abyss , Body of Evidence , The Great Beauty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mandalay is a 1934 American pre Code drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and written by Austin Parker and Charles Kenyon based on a story by Paul Hervey Fox. The film stars Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Warner Oland and Lyle Talbot, and features Ruth Donnelly and Reginald Owen.
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The film is about a world-weary woman (Francis) nicknamed "Spot White" at the local brothel-bar who does what she can to survive. Curtiz used cutting edge wipes and opticals in the film. Future child star Shirley Temple won a small role in the film as the daughter of the Donnelly and Littlefield characters, but the role was little more than a walk-on. Originally, her name was not listed in the credits and was only included years later.
Cast
Production
The lead roles were initially offered to George Brent and his wife Ruth Chatterton. Chatterton turned down the role because she did not want to play a prostitute again, and Brent because he did not want to make the trip to the Stockton, California location on San Joaquin River, where the film shot for 10 days. Afterwards, Donald Woods was assigned by the studio to play "Tony Evans".
Reception
Although the critics did not see the film as anything better than a good "B-movie", it was well-received nonetheless, and was a moneymaker for the studio.
Box office
According to Warner Bros records the film made a profit of $83,462.
References
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