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Lady of the Tropics is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jack Conway released in USA on 11 august 1939 with Robert Taylor

Lady of the Tropics (1939)

Lady of the Tropics
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Released in USA 11 august 1939
Length 1h32
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Romantic drama,    Romance
Rating60% 3.0498153.0498153.0498153.0498153.049815

Lady of the Tropics is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr and Joseph Schildkraut. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

Synopsis

While visiting French Indochina on his yacht, a wealthy American falls in love with a beautiful local woman of mixed race background he meets in Saigon.

Actors

Robert Taylor

(William 'Bill' Carey)
Hedy Lamarr

(Manon deVargnes Carey, aka Kira Kim)
Joseph Schildkraut

(Pierre Delaroch)
Frank Puglia

(Telegraph Office Clerk)
Ernest Cossart

(Father Antoine)
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