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White cargo a particularly sweaty take on the familiar native temptress in the jungle tale, white cargo 1942 marked a successful attempt at image transformation for international film star hedy lamarr as tondelayo, the halfegyptian, sarongclad femme fatale with broken english who spells doom for her white male costars. Burlesque queen ann corio was playing the halfcaste seductress tondelayo at the same time that retrospectivelyrecognized supergenius hedy lamarr was blacking up for. The fabulous era, in white cargo, hedy lamarr makes a spectacular entrance, and speaks a famous line. White cargo dvd hedy lamarr walter pidgeon frank morgan 1447.

White cargo 1942 is a scorching african drama about halfcaste beauty tondelayo, who preys on the emotions of the men struggling to survive life on a remote rubber plantation. Released by metrogoldwynmayer, it is based on the 1923 london and broadway hit play by leon gordon, which was in turn adapted from the novel hells playground by ida vera simonton. Slipping unexpectedly into langfords bungalow, after months away how do you do. White cargo 1942 directed by richard thorpe, produced by victor saville and starring hedy lamarr, walter pidgeon, frank morgan, richard carlson, reginald owen, henry oneill, bramwell fletcher, clyde cook,and more. Yes, this movie of which youve never heard was not only a bestselling book but a play on both the new york and london stages. White cargo 1942 hedy lamarr walter pidgeon dvd, download. One cant help but go native when encountering tondelayo hedy lamarr, a local beauty with a great dental plan in white cargo.

White cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of britons who lived and died in bondage in britain s american colonies. White cargo is a 1942 film directed by richard thorpe and starring hedy lamarr and walter. White cargo 1942 directed by richard thorpe, produced by victor saville and starring hedy lamarr, walter pidgeon, frank morgan, richard carlson, reginald owen. White cargo the forgotten history of britains white. Her roles came to an end in the complacent 1950s, when home and hearth were the order of the day and foreigners were dismissed as communists. Hedy lamarr in white cargo black characters african origin. The oncenotorious theatrical chestnut white cargo was toned down for public consumption in this 1942 mgmized adaptation the property had been previously filmed in england in 1929. But the tropical temperature reaches white heat when she appears. It isnt as complicated or ingenious as gilda, but it comes close enough on the meter of marvelous trash. One can only wonder how many posters of hedy lamarr as tondelayo were pinned up by soldiers in wwii.

The later film version starred hedy lamar as tondelayo, a femmefatale who i. Apr 25, 2018 lamarr was often frustrated by the limited roles she was offered while under contract at mgm, such as the sarongclad seductress tondelayo in white cargo 1942. More sullen than sexy, hedy lamarr stars as tondelayo, the libidinous african native girl who nearly drives rubberplantation manager langford richard carlson to. More sullen than sexy, hedy lamarr stars as tondelayo, the libidinous african native girl who nearly drives rubberplantation manager langford richard carlson. Her expose is hardly that, as the entire point of the book was to present the. It fascinates both as film history and as a sobering reminder of how. White cargo directed by richard thorpe available on dvd. Pulham, esq a russian agent who discovers democracy, clark gable, and baseball in comrade x. A temptress with a heart, hedy lamarr was a young adulteress in ecstasy.

Jan 01, 2007 white cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of britons who lived and died in bondage in britain s american colonies. Blatant junk movies today are pretentious, gory, and tedious. She was part of 30 films in an acting career spanning 28 years, and coinvented an early version of frequencyhopping spread spectrum. He kept a fledgling virginia going and paved the way for the first white slaves. From that downtown area carroll moved the leon gordon play from a. White cargo sheet music tondelayo hedy lamarr ebay. Because tondalaya was so suspiciously close to tondelayo, the name of a character from the 1942 movie white cargo. The character was a mixedrace african character played by hedy lamarr. White cargo is a 1942 film directed by richard thorpe and starring hedy lamarr and walter pidgeon.

White cargo dvdr 1942 warner archive collection mod. Why wasnt this mentioned in the bad movies we love book. My logo wehavethestars is on the digital scan only not on this original piece of music. The situation becomes worse when tondelayo hedy lamarr, a seductive. White cargo is a very informative book in segment of history of colonial america in which criminals from british prisons and other undesirables sent officially and unofficial to redeem themselves in the new world. The provocative and controversial sizzler feature film where hedy lamarr famously and seductively declares i am tondelayo. White cargo is a american film directed by richard thorpe, starring hedy lamarr and walter pidgeon media in category white cargo 1942 film the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. The playwright leon gordon loosely adapted the novel for the stage. Aug 27, 20 hedy lamarr as the seductive tondelayo in white cargo 1942. May 24, 20 vivien leigh, hedy lamarr and gene tierney long live the goddesses. From that downtown area carroll moved the leon gordon play from a novel by.

We had no idea when we watched 1942s white cargo that. Hells playground white cargo and the socialite who visited africa hedy lamarr. With western interests there to exploit the people and capitalize on their natural resources tondelayo does a decent job of leveling the playing field with the white invaders with a brand of irresistible guerrilla. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. White cargo by richard thorpe hedy lamarr, walter pidgeon. The very fact that the entire action revolved around the passion of a white man. I doubt im the only one who drools of the formals actresses wear in films. White cargo sheet music tondelayo starring hedy lamarr. Dec 31, 2018 a flip through the pages of the venerable burns mantle best plays books for 192223 and 192324 is a great survey, and while the synopses that appear for most plays suggest theres a lot thats best left in the past, there are some plays that might be worth looking at again, either to produce on a budget no royalties, or adapt for modern audiences. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Hedy lamarr as the seductive tondelayo in white cargo 1942.

White cargo is a demented fantasy sequel to conrads great story heart of darkness, or an academic poindexter could argue that it is. The play had already been made into a british parttalkie, also titled white cargo, with maurice evans in 1929. In this 1942 examination of interracial romance in the colonial congo in all regions dvd format. I am tondelayo, hedy lamarr announces in mgms laughably alarmist white. Richard thorpe, richard carlson, frank morgan, hedy lamarr, walter pidgeon, reginald owen, henry oneill, bramwell fletcher, clyde. Hedy so influenced a prevoius owners grandfather that he named his boat tondelayo. Dec 29, 2016 almost certainly there would be some works that were relatively progressive, while others, like white cargo, were entirely regressive.

I love all the evening gowns that actresses wear, but i have a certain fondness for teen formals in films. Ann corio, a burlesque queen on broadway, is dead the new. This was the second movie version of the 1923 play itself based on a novel. Four poster and two promo images for white cargo with hedy lamarr. The hedy lamarr story rights a grievous wrong in the life, career, reputation and memory of a superstar. New african rubber farm supervisor langford richard carlson observes the doctor convincingly tipsy frank morgan taking a nightcap, then is surprised to meet the muchtalkedabout tondelayo hedy lamarr, in white cargo, 1942. With hedy lamarr, walter pidgeon, frank morgan, richard carlson. White cargo original trailer hedy lamarr plays tondelayo, driving the manager of an african plantation richard carlson out of his mind with lust in white cargo 1942. The story takes place at a british plantation in africa where tondelayo entices all the brits.

This is the first americanmade version of the sensational stage hit produced in 1923 by earl carroll in greenwich village, ny. It seems likely that hollywoods main interest in the story was largely to find another exotic role for austrianborn hedy lamarr, who had become a major star with the release of 1938s algiers. Hedy lamarr and walter pidgeon in white cargo 1942 hedy lamarr and richard. Hedy lamarr, white cargo actrices hollywood, actrices. Surely one of the most beautiful women ever to appear in films, in one of her most exotic and revealing roles as tondelayo in the mgm film white cargo. In 1942, it was remade as a vehicle for hedy lamarr, who proved to be at her sultry best. This slave trade is forgotten about when in comparison to the atlantic slave trade. The situation becomes worse when tondelayo hedy lamarr, a seductive native woman, returns. Dec 07, 2017 bombshell mentions several of lamarrs more celebrated roles, including playing the exotic tondelayo in white cargo a performance later mercilessly mocked by lucille ball and goes. Though a sparkler of a film during the more sexually permissive times of world war ii america, its then shocking. White cargo first this was a steamy book, then a play, and then it hit the screens as an early british talkie.

It was also the name of hedy lamarrs character in the film white cargo. Jan 19, 2000 actress hedy lamarr dead at 86 january 19, 2000 2. The story takes place at a british plantation in africa where tondelayo entices all the brits, especially harry witzel. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to america as slaves. In her case, they were often exotic natives, of which the most famous is her halfarab tondelayo in the 1942 version of white cargo. More sullen than sexy, hedy lamarr stars as tondelayo, the libidinous african native girl who nearly drives rubberplantation manager langford richard carlson to ruin and madness. White cargo dvd hedy lamarr walter pidgeon frank morgan 1447 8. As henry fonda testifies in the 1962 documentary on the great films of golden age of cinema hollywood. Alas, the restless tondelayo soons tires of married life, just as langford wearies of his brides nearmanic possessiveness. Ida vera simonton novel, leon gordon play 1 more credit. Mar 09, 1999 ann corio, queen of burlesque whose longrunning show, this was burlesque, kept alive art of strippers and comedy of baggypants clowns in age of xrated films, died on march 1. The name tondelayo is thought to have originated in the pacific islands as a girls name which roughy translates into english as priceless like a jewel.