White Cargo (1930 film)

White Cargo
Directed by	J. B. Williams
Written by	Leon Gordon (play) Ida Vera Simonton (novel) J. B. Williams
Produced by	Arthur Barnes J. B. Williams
Starring	Leslie Faber John F. Hamilton Maurice Evans
Cinematography	Karl Puth Freddie Young
Production company	Neo-Art Productions
Distributed by	Williams and Pritchard Films
Release dates	May 1930 (Premiere) October 1930 (General Release)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Sound (Part-Talkie) English Intertitles

White Cargo is a 1930 sound part-talkie British drama film directed by J.B. Williams and starring Leslie Faber, John F. Hamilton and Maurice Evans. While the film has a few sequences with audible dialog, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The majority of the film was photographed at Twickenham Studios, while the talking sequences were filmed at Whitehall Studios, Elstree which were wired for sound recording.

A Hollywood production, White Cargo 1942, stars Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon.

Cast

• Leslie Faber as Weston
• John F. Hamilton as Ashley
• Maurice Evans as Langford
• Sebastian Smith as Doctor
• Humberston Wright as Missionary
• Henri De Vries as Skipper
• George Turner as Mate
• Tom Helmore as Worthing
• Gypsy Rhouma as Tondelayo

Music

The film features a theme song entitled “White Cargo,” by Alexander Stewart (words) and Manlio Diveroli (music). Also featured on the soundtrack is a song entitled “Tondelayo,” by Stanley Hill (words) and Noel Gay (music).

Bibliography

• Warren, Patricia. British Film Studios: An Illustrated History. Batsford, 2001.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• White Cargo at IMDb
• White Cargo at AllMovie