Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
1h 15m
Running Time
July 12, 1934Release Date
Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
1h 15m
Running Time
July 12, 1934Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.

Walter Connolly
John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff

Doris Kenyon
Margaret Forrester

Robert Young
Jack Forrester

Scotty Beckett
Jack Forrester, Age 4

Henry Kolker
Carlo - the Puppeteer

Akim Tamiroff
Peter Korotoff

Gilbert Emery
Professor Weaver

George Humbert
Niccoli

Hobart Bosworth
Alec Klein

Macon Jones
Jack Forrester - Age 14

Rollo Lloyd
Henry Braverman

Maidel Turner
Henrietta Crosland

Hugh Huntley
Jamison - Ship's Officer

Yale Puppeteers
Puppeteers

Fred Niblo Jr.
Writer

Charles Middleton
Constable Malcolm (uncredited)

Benjamin H. Kline
Cinematographer

Viola Lawrence
Editor

Ricca Allen
Newfoundlander

Stella Adams
Newfoundlander

Lois Albright
Balkan Passenger

Brooks Benedict
Man in Nightmare

Walter Brennan
Clifford (uncredited) / Clifford

Virginia True Boardman
Housekeeper

Edmund Burns
Forrester Associate

Mary Carr
Madge

Allan Cavan
Balkan Passenger

Ruth Clifford
Frightened Balkan Passenger

Elinor Fair
Balkan Passenger

Betty Francisco
The Sun Rises Lead Actress

Bud Geary
Officer Who Shoots Korotoff

May Foster
Newfoundlander
Media.

Details.
This Movie Is About.
parent child relationship
shipwreck
assumed identity
return from dead
Wiki.
Whom the Gods Destroy is a 1934 American drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring Walter Connolly.
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