CinemaOSMovie · 1934 · 1h 15m · NR

Whom the Gods Destroy

60%(3)IMDbDrama

Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step into his shoes. He sails to England to produce a show but the ship strikes a derelict wreckage and is sinking rapidly. In the ensuing wild panic, Forrester saves many lives, until finally, panic stricken by sudden fear, he dons a woman's clothes and is among the rescued. On the coast of Newfouldland, the villagers, not aware of his true identity, curse him but he is befriended by Alec who helps him conceal his identity. With a planned story of his survival, he returns to New York but cannot face his family or friends after he sees the plaque to his heroism on his New York theatre. Deciding to remain thought of as dead, he becomes a derelict himself, surviving on odd jobs as he watches from afar his now-grown son begin his career as a producer.

Directed byWalter Lang

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Language
EN
Released
July 12, 1934
Studios
Columbia Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff

Doris Kenyon

Doris Kenyon

Margaret Forrester

Robert Young

Robert Young

Jack Forrester

Scotty Beckett

Scotty Beckett

Jack Forrester, Age 4

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Carlo - the Puppeteer

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Peter Korotoff

Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery

Professor Weaver

George Humbert

George Humbert

Niccoli

Hobart Bosworth

Hobart Bosworth

Alec Klein

Macon Jones

Jack Forrester - Age 14

Creative team
Directed by
Walter Lang
Walter Lang
Written by
Albert Payson Terhune
Sidney Buchman
Produced by
Felix Young

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