Grand Canary (film)

Grand Canary
Grand Canary
Directed by	Irving Cummings
Written by	Ernest Pascal
Based on	Grand Canary by A. J. Cronin
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Warner Baxter; Madge Evans; Marjorie Rambeau; Zita Johann; H.B. Warner
Cinematography	Bert Glennon
Edited by	Jack Murray
Music by	Louis De Francesco; Hugo Friedhofer; Arthur Lange; Cyril J. Mockridge
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	July 20, 1934;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Grand Canary is a 1934 American drama film directed by Irving Cummings and starring Warner Baxter, Madge Evans and Marjorie Rambeau.^[1] It is an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's 1933 novel of the same title.^[2]

Plot[edit]

A British Doctor is forced to leave England after three of his patents die during experimental treatment. He boards a freighter from Liverpool and lands in the Canary Islands. He encounters the Lady Mary Fielding, wife of one of the wealthiest landowners in the area, and explains to her that the patients died before he could administer his new serum to them, and he has been falsely scapegoated by the medical profession. When a yellow fever outbreak threatens the health of many on the island, including Lady Fielding, he takes a key role in quelling the disease. In this time he bonds with Suzan Tranter, running a medical mission, who he has known for some years. Lady Fielding returns to her husband and the Doctor finds happiness with Susan.

Cast[edit]

Warner Baxter as Dr. Harvey Leith
Madge Evans as Lady Mary Fielding
Marjorie Rambeau as Daisy Hemingway
Zita Johann as Suzan Tranter
Roger Imhof as Jimmy Corcoran
H.B. Warner as Dr. Ismay
Barry Norton as Robert Tranter
Juliette Compton as Elissa Baynham
Gilbert Emery as Captain Renton
John Rogers as Trout
Carrie Daumery as the Marquesa
Desmond Roberts as Purser
Keith Hitchcock as Michael Fielding
George Regas as El Dazo
Sam Appel as Miguel
Rosa Rey as Manuella
Harrington Reynolds as Quartermaster
Rodolfo Hoyos as Singer

References[edit]

^ Solomon p.349
^ Goble p.99

Bibliography[edit]

Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.

External links[edit]

Grand Canary at IMDb
Grand Canary at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Solomon p.349

[2] Goble p.99

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v t e Works by A. J. Cronin
Novels	Hatter's Castle Three Loves Grand Canary Woman of the Earth Country Doctor The Stars Look Down The Citadel Vigil in the Night Enchanted Snow The Valorous Years The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years Shannon's Way The Spanish Gardener Beyond This Place Escape from Fear A Thing of Beauty/Crusader's Tomb The Northern Light The Native Doctor/An Apple in Eden The Judas Tree A Song of Sixpence A Pocketful of Rye The Minstrel Boy/Desmonde Lady with Carnations Gracie Lindsay
Short stories	"Kaleidoscope in "K"" "The Innkeeper's Wife"
Play	Jupiter Laughs
Autobiography	Adventures in Two Worlds
Film adaptations	Once to Every Woman Grand Canary The Citadel Vigil in the Night The Stars Look Down Shining Victory Hatter's Castle The Keys of the Kingdom The Green Years The Spanish Gardener Web of Evidence
Television adaptations	Escape From Fear Beyond This Place Nicholas The Citadel (1960 American) The Citadel (1960 British) Dr. Finlay's Casebook The Ordeal of Dr. Shannon Memorandum van een dokter La Cittadella (1964) Novi asistent O Jardineiro Espanhol E le stelle stanno a guardare The Stars Look Down Les Années d'illusion The Citadel (1983) Doctor Finlay La Cittadella (2003)