Lady of the Tropics
Hedy Lamarr set the world aflame with her beauty in "Algiers" ! Now you see her in the arms of a dashing Bob Taylor !
1939 | 92m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jack Conway |
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| Writer: | Ben Hecht |
| Staring: |
| American playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal status makes a formidable barrier to their happiness. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 11, 1939 |
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| Director: | Jack Conway |
| Writer: | Ben Hecht |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | yacht, saigon, playboy, interracial marriage, tragic love, american abroad, french colonialism, half caste, murder by gunshot, manipulated woman, runaway woman, suicide by gun, vietnamese woman, passport to freedom, interracial woman |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 24, 2025 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Taylor | William 'Bill' Carey |
| Hedy Lamarr | Manon deVargnes Carey, aka Kira Kim |
| Joseph Schildkraut | Pierre Delaroch |
| Gloria Franklin | Nina |
| Ernest Cossart | Father Antoine |
| Mary Taylor | Dolly Harrison |
| Charles Trowbridge | Alfred Z. Harrison |
| Frederick Worlock | Colonel Demassey |
| Paul Porcasi | Lamartine |
| Marguerita Padula | Madame Kya |
| Cecil Cunningham | Countess Berichi |
| Natalie Moorhead | Mrs. Hazlitt |
| Leon Belasco | Assistant to Manager |
| Abner Biberman | Wardrobe Buyer |
| Gino Corrado | Waiter |
| Willie Fung | Ling |
| Charles Halton | Manager of Rubber Company |
| Charles Judels | Gaston Lubois |
| Claude King | Passenger on Yacht |
| Eddie Lee | Delaroch's Servant |
| Richard Loo | Delaroch's Chauffeur |
| Michael Mark | Mr. Robert |
| Eric Mayne | Restaurant Patron |
| Frank Puglia | Telegraph Office Clerk |
| Georges Renavent | Hotel Manager |
| Edwin Stanley | Mr. Hype |
| Zeffie Tilbury | Woman Congratulating Manon |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Conway | Director |
| Ben Hecht | Screenplay |
| George J. Folsey | Cinematography |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 919 | 954 |