Transatlantic (film)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Transatlantic |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1931 |
| length | 78 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | William K. Howard |
| script |
Guy Bolton Lynn Starling |
| music |
Carli Elinor R. H. Bassett Hugo Friedhofer |
| camera | James Wong Howe |
| cut | Jack Murray |
| occupation | |
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Transatlantic is a 1931 American crime comedy.
action
On board the luxury liner SS Transatlantic , the mill owner Rudolph Kramer tells his daughter Judy how happy he is to be able to go on such a trip with her, for which he has saved all his life. On board is Monty Greer, a friendly crook who specializes in stealing luggage. Monty's rival Handsome is also on board, who has chosen the banker Henry Graham and his wife Kay as victims.
The Grahams are in a bad mood when Kay accuses her husband of having an affair with the young Sigrid Carlene. When Monty comes into Henry's cabin on the pretext of looking for his lost luggage, he is surprised by it. Monty apologizes for intruding and notices where Kay's cabin is. Monty later meets Judy. They both quickly become friends. Judy tells him that all of her father's savings are with the Graham Investment Company in New York.
At sea, news reaches Henry that his company has made a loss of $ 20 million. Henry himself is not affected by the loss because he has his fortune with him. But Rudolph is ruined and discouraged. When he asks Henry for financial support, Henry throws him out of the cabin. Meanwhile, Handsome is preparing his coup. Judy tells Monty about the allegations her father made against Henry. Shortly thereafter, Monty hears a shot from the direction of Henry's cabin. Monty enters the cabin and finds Rudolph with a gun in his hand. To protect Rudolph, he wipes off Rudolph's fingerprints.
While the crew is investigating the murder, the theft comes to light. Rudolph and Monty are ordered to the bridge to the captain. Rudolph admits he intends to kill Henry. But the shot that killed Henry came from a different weapon. Monty is convinced that Handsome was the shooter and is looking for him. A duel takes place between the two of them in a boiler room. Monty shoots Handsome who confesses to the robbery. The Kramer's happiness comes to an end when Kay offers them financial help. Monty then kisses Judy.
criticism
Jonathan Rosenbaum from "Chicago Reader" found the seldom shown film to be a kind of pre-citizen kane with its depth of picture, wide camera angles and claustrophobic sets.
Awards
In 1932 , Gordon Wiles was awarded an Oscar in the category Best Equipment .
background
The world premiere took place on August 30, 1931.
Web links
- Transatlantic in the Internet Movie Database (English)