The Sin Ship (1931)
A lecherous ship captain becomes spiritually changed by a female passenger, not realizing she and her "minister" husband are really bank robbers.
- Date of release
- 1931-04-18
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Louis Wolheim
Casting
- Louis Wolheim — Captain Sam McVey
- Mary Astor — Frisco Kitty
- Ian Keith — Smiley Marsden
- Hugh Herbert — Charlie
- Russ Powell — Inspector Colby
- Alan Roscoe — Crewman Dave
- George Magrill — Crewman
- Bert Starkey — Ship's Cook
Interesting facts
The Sin Ship is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by the actor Louis Wolheim in his only directorial effort. The film marks the last contribution Wolheim made to the film industry prior to his death from cancer one month shy of his fifty-first birthday. In addition to directing, Wolheim also starred in the picture, alongside Mary Astor and Ian Keith. The screenplay was written by Hugh Herbert, from a story by Keene Thompson and Agnes Brand Leahy. The film was released in April 1931, two months after Wolheim's death, and is preserved at the Library of Congress.
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