Slave Ship (1937 film)

Slave Ship is a 1937 film directed by Tay Garnett and starring Warner Baxter and Wallace Beery. The supporting cast features Mickey Rooney, George Sanders, Jane Darwell, and Joseph Schildkraut. This is one of only four films out of the forty-eight that Beery made during the sound era for which he did not receive top billing.

Contents

• Roots mutiny on a slave ship
• Cast
• References

Cast

Warner Baxter as Jim Lovett

Wallace Beery as Jack Thompson

Elizabeth Allan as Nancy Marlowe

Mickey Rooney as Swifty

George Sanders as Lefty

Jane Darwell as Mrs. Marlowe

Joseph Schildkraut as Danelo

Miles Mander as Corey

Arthur Hohl as Grimes

Douglas Scott as Young Boy at Launching

Minna Gombell as Mabel

Billy Bevan as Atkins

Francis Ford as Scraps

Jane Jones as Ma Belcher

J. Farrell MacDonald as Proprietor

J. P. McGowan as Helmsman

DeWitt Jennings as Snodgrass

Paul Hurst as Drunk

Dorothy Christy as Blonde

Charles B. Middleton as Slave Dealer

Dewey Robinson as Bartender

Holmes Herbert as Commander

Edwin Maxwell as Auctioneer

Herbert Heywood as Old Man at Launching

Winter Hall as Minister

Marilyn Knowlden as Christener at Launching

Arthur Aylesworth as Stranger