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Lady of the Tropics

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Hedy Lamarr, Robert Taylor, and Joseph Schildkraut in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.
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Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.Playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
576
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
69,204
17,355
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Jack Conway
      • Leslie Fenton(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht(original screenplay)
      • George Oppenheimer(uncredited)
      • Josef von Sternberg(treatment)
    • Stars
      • Robert Taylor
      • Hedy Lamarr
      • Joseph Schildkraut
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    • Directors
      • Jack Conway
      • Leslie Fenton(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht(original screenplay)
      • George Oppenheimer(uncredited)
      • Josef von Sternberg(treatment)
    • Stars
      • Robert Taylor
      • Hedy Lamarr
      • Joseph Schildkraut
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    • 24User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews

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    Hedy Lamarr in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor in Lady of the Tropics (1939)
    Hedy Lamarr and Robert Taylor in Lady of the Tropics (1939)

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    Robert Taylor
    Robert Taylor
    • Bill Carey
    Hedy Lamarr
    Hedy Lamarr
    • Manon DeVargnes
    Joseph Schildkraut
    Joseph Schildkraut
    • Pierre Delaroch
    Gloria Franklin
    Gloria Franklin
    • Nina
    Ernest Cossart
    Ernest Cossart
    • Father Antoine
    Mary Taylor
    Mary Taylor
    • Dolly Harrison
    Charles Trowbridge
    Charles Trowbridge
    • Alfred Z. Harrison
    Frederick Worlock
    Frederick Worlock
    • Colonel Demassey
    Paul Porcasi
    Paul Porcasi
    • Lamartine
    Marguerita Padula
    • Madame Kya
    • (as Margaret Padula)
    Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    • Countess Berichi
    Natalie Moorhead
    Natalie Moorhead
    • Mrs. Hazlitt
    Leon Belasco
    Leon Belasco
    • Assistant to Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Abner Biberman
    Abner Biberman
    • Wardrobe Buyer
    • (uncredited)
    Gino Corrado
    Gino Corrado
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Willie Fung
    Willie Fung
    • Ling
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Halton
    Charles Halton
    • Manager of Rubber Company
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Judels
    Charles Judels
    • Gaston Lubois
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Jack Conway
      • Leslie Fenton(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Ben Hecht(original screenplay)
      • George Oppenheimer(uncredited)
      • Josef von Sternberg(treatment) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The American Film Institute Catalog of Feature Films 1931-1940 tells us that this was Hedy Lamarr's last film under her MGM contract; actually, it was her first. AFI also informs us that Mary Taylor was signed to a long term MGM contract as a result of her work in this picture; actually, she would be seen in a total of only four feature films in her entire career, and only one more of them, Blossoms in the Dust (1941) would be made at MGM.
    • Quotes

      Bill Carey: Father... Father, help us.

      Father Antoine: My son, she goes where there is no east or west. And she will be judged by one who alone knows how great or how little were her sins.

    • Connections
      Featured in From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Each Time You Say Goodbye (I Die A Little)
      (1939)

      Music by Phil Ohman

      Lyrics Foster Carling

      Sung by Gloria Franklin (uncredited) (dubbed by Harriet Cruise (uncredited))

    User reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Vastly Underrated
    Truly I don't understand the poor reviews of this film.

    It's a melodramatic romance in the vein of "Camille" or "Waterloo Bridge." (Both of which also starred Robert Taylor). It is certainly no worse than those, and the overall theme is not that much different.

    Hedy Lamarr's role here is very subtly played. She lies and deceives because she doesn't want anyone to be hurt. That is key to understanding her character. Placed in an impossible situation, Manon tries her best to rise above it the only way she knows how. Lamarr captures this struggle magnificently. It's written on her face in so many scenes.

    Sometimes I've heard she is "wooden" in this role. Are you kidding? In her scenes with evil Delaroch, she masks her agony with a Mona Lisa smile, trying to reveal nothing. That is acting, folks. Sorry you don't recognize it. Perhaps it is because so many stars of the era regularly chewed the scenery, and in comparison, Lamarr's portrayal is too realistic. It's the only thing I can fathom.

    As for Robert Taylor, also a favorite of mine...I think he plays the American playboy perfectly. One of my favorite scenes is where he's trying to buy a "hat" for his heiress girlfriend early in the film. He supplies humor in just the right amounts, and his eventual adoration of Manon is well done, hauntingly.

    I have seen this movie probably more than any others of hers, and I never get tired of it.
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    • Release date
      • August 11, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Dama tropskih noći
    • Filming locations
      • Cambodia
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $913,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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