- Tiger Shark (film)
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Tiger Shark Directed by Howard Hawks Produced by Bryan Foy Written by Story:
Houston Branch
Screenplay:
Wells RootStarring Edward G. Robinson
Richard Arlen
Zita JohannMusic by Bernhard Kaun Cinematography Tony Gaudio Editing by Thomas Pratt Distributed by First National Pictures Release date(s) September 22, 1932 (US) Running time 77 minutes Country United States Language English Tiger Shark is a 1932 film directed by Howard Hawks. The movie was made the same year as Scarface, which is widely acknowledged to be the director's best film of the early sound era. The general storyline was repeated several times in subsequent films, most notably Manpower with Marlene Dietrich and George Raft, in which Robinson plays the same role, only as a power line worker.
The film's leading lady, Zita Johann, is best known for her role opposite Boris Karloff in Karl Freund's The Mummy that same year.
Plot
The plot concerns a one-handed tuna fisherman named Mike (Edward G. Robinson) whose wife falls for the man he lost his hand saving.
Cast (in credits order)
- Edward G. Robinson as Mike Mascarenhas
- Richard Arlen as Pipes Boley
- Zita Johann as Quita Silva
- Leila Bennett as Muggsey, A Barber
- J. Carrol Naish as Tony
- Vince Barnett as Fishbone, A Crewman
- William Ricciardi as Manuel Silva, A Crewman
External links
- Tiger Shark (film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Tiger Shark (film) at the TCM Movie Database
- Tiger Shark (film) at AllRovi
Filmography of Howard Hawks 1920s The Road to Glory • Fig Leaves • The Cradle Snatchers • Paid to Love • A Girl in Every Port • Fazil • The Air Circus • Trent's Last Case1930s The Dawn Patrol • The Criminal Code • Scarface • The Crowd Roars • Tiger Shark • Today We Live • The Prizefighter and the Lady • Viva Villa! • Twentieth Century • Barbary Coast • Ceiling Zero • Sutter's Gold • The Road to Glory • Come and Get It • Bringing Up Baby • Only Angels Have Wings1940s His Girl Friday • Sergeant York • Ball of Fire • Air Force • To Have and Have Not • The Big Sleep • The Outlaw (uncredited) • Red River • A Song Is Born • I Was a Male War Bride1950s 1960s 1970s Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1932 films
- Black-and-white films
- Films about fishing
- Films directed by Howard Hawks
- Romantic drama films
- Films about sharks
- 1930s drama film stubs
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