Seven Sinners (1940)
Seven Sinners (1940)
DVD5 | ISO | PAL 4:3 | DVD Scan | 01:23:06 | 3,95 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, German, French,
Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
DVD5 | ISO | PAL 4:3 | DVD Scan | 01:23:06 | 3,95 Gb
Audio: English AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English, German, French,
Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Tay Garnett
Bijou, a saloon singer with a reputation for insighting brouhahas, is one of several deportees from a south Pacific island to arrive at another U.S. protectorate, Boni Komba. She becomes very popular with U.S. navymen by performing at the 'Seven Sinners'. A navy Lieutenant is attracted to Bijou despite the Governor's machinations to keep them apart, and the competing affections of local mobster, Antro. Will the Lieutenant give up the navy for Bijou, and will he survive Antro's forces?
IMDB
Seven Sinners is very representative of Universal's would-be A-picture output of the early-1940s. Around this time the studio became something of a "last stop" for fading Paramount stars: Marlene Dietrich, Mae West, and W.C. Fields all made the uneasy transition from the European glamour of Paramount to the sausage factory that was Universal at the time. After scoring a big hit with Destry Rides Again, Universal's policy of making the same successful pictures over-and-over again is apparent here: Seven Sinners is basically Destry in the South Seas, with star Marlene Dietrich joined by Duke in Jimmy Stewart's role and Oskar Homolka in the part essayed by Brian Donlevy in the earlier Western.
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The film is basically a Dietrich vehicle with her the glamorous nightclub singer deported off one island after another, and whose admirers include dumb lug "Little Ned" Finnegan (Broderick Crawford, obviously trading on his stage role as Lennie in Of Mice and Mice; Universal would soon do likewise Lon Chaney, Jr.); a sympathetic if alcoholic ship's doctor (Albert Dekker); and roguish grifter and pickpocket Sasha (Mischa Auer).
Second-billed Wayne plays Navy Lt. Dan Brent, whose reputation might go down the drain if he chooses Dietrich's disgraced "entertainer" over wholesome Dorothy Henderson (Anna Lee), daughter of the colonial governor.
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The film is a South Seas fantasy, the kind they don't make anymore, full of barroom brawls and not a lot of story. For something probably shot entirely on the Universal lot, it's a feast for the eyes. Cinematographer Rudy Mate and director Tay Garnett (the English version of S.O.S. Iceberg) vividly infuse a lot of exotic atmosphere, and the film is handsomely produced. Dietrich sings several good songs: "The Man's in the Navy" and a much-overworked "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby," the same song heard throughout Bringing Up Baby.
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Bijou Blanche, a sort of chanteuse, provoked a riot, literally, everywhere in which she appears. When we first see her, she is arriving by ship to a place she is not exactly welcomed, she goes to the Seven Sinners club, where its owner doesn't have too many fond memories of Bijou, but she is a woman who will bring a lot of business his way. Ms. Blanche has the right amounts of sophistication, beauty and elegance that proves to be disarming for the men lucky enough to get her attention.
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Bijou, who has a two-man entourage, Little Ned, and Sasha, soon discovers the American Navy, which has a presence in the island. It takes little before most of the sailors discover the mysterious beauty who can belt a song as well as play pool like a pro. Lt. Dan Brent, also falls under her spell, in spite of being the unofficial escort for the daughter of the man in command.
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There are enough tensions in the air as a sinister Anthro, who wants Bijou for himself enters the picture. Anthro is a man who knows how to throw a knife as Tony, the owner of the club, can attest. Bijou has the kind of reaction men seem to have whenever she is around. One of the most fun brawls occurs at the Seven Sinners, but at the end, Bijou has her way, as it's always the case.
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Directed with his usual style by Tay Garnett, the new DVD copy has an excellent quality since it is part of a newly released package featuring films of John Wayne. The great Marlene Dietrich is Bijou, a woman who knows what makes men tick. She kept reminding us of Destry, in that in both films she played saloon entertainers. A young, handsome John Wayne is perfect opposite Ms. Dietrich. Their chemistry is right.
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The pleasure of watching this movie is watching an interesting supporting cast full of familiar faces. Broderick Crawford and Misha Auer play Little Ned Finnegan and Sasha, who are devoted to Bijou. Oskar Homolka is perfectly menacing and gives the film another dimension in the mystery surrounding his persona. Billy Gilbert also puts an appearance as Tony, the owner of the joint.
Not seen often these days, "Seven Sinners" is worth a look because of the amazing cast and the fun everyone seemed to be having, and of course, Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne at their best.IMDB Reviewer
Seven Sinners (1940)
Special Features: None
Note. This is Disc 3 from Volume 2 of 'Marlene Dietrich Collection'.
Disc 1 is here -> Pittsburgh (1942)
Disc 2 is here -> The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Volume 1 of 'Marlene Dietrich Collection':
Disc 1 is here -> Blonde Venus (1932)
Disc 2 is here -> Dishonored (1931)
Disc 3 is here -> The Flame of New Orleans (1941)
Disc 4 is here -> Follow the Boys (1944)
Disc 5 is here -> Golden Earrings (1947)
Disc 6 is here -> Morocco (1930)
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