Whom the Gods Destroy

Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)

Released: 1934-07-12 Duration: 1hr 15min
Genres: Drama
Rating 5.5

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.409

Directed By

Walter Lang

Crew

Director
Walter Lang
Screenplay
Sidney Buchman
Producer
Felix Young
Special Effects
John Hoffman

TOP CAST

Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly

John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff

Doris Kenyon
Doris Kenyon

Margaret Forrester

Robert Young
Robert Young

Jack Forrester

Scotty Beckett
Scotty Beckett

Jack Forrester, Age 4

Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker

Carlo - the Puppeteer

Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff

Peter Korotoff

Gilbert Emery
Gilbert Emery

Professor Weaver

Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth

Alec Klein

Macon Jones
Macon Jones

Jack Forrester - Age 14

Rollo Lloyd
Rollo Lloyd

Henry Braverman

Maidel Turner
Maidel Turner

Henrietta Crosland

Hugh Huntley
Hugh Huntley

Jamison - Ship's Officer

Yale Puppeteers
Yale Puppeteers

Puppeteers

Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan

Clifford (uncredited)

Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton

Constable Malcolm (uncredited)

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