Trade Winds

Trade Winds (1938)

HE wanted her for MURDER SHE wanted him for LIFE

After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sam, a skirt chasing detective, is following her and must outwit him to escape imprisonment.

Date of release
1938-12-28
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (8)
Runtime
1h 33m
Genres
Romance, Comedy, Mystery
Director
Tay Garnett

Casting

Interesting facts

Trade Winds is a 1938 American comedy murder mystery film directed by Tay Garnett written by Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, and Frank R. Adams, based on the story by Tay Garnett. The film stars Fredric March and Joan Bennett. It was distributed by United Artists, and released on December 28, 1938.

Production

Principal photography on Trade Winds took place from August 22 to October 20, 1938. The film was a "labor of love" for Tay Garnett. Frank Nugent described the process in his review for The New York Times: "Tay Garnett earned the distinction yesterday of being probably the first man in history with the temerity to invite 80,000,000 persons to pay to see the movies he took on a world cruise. Mr.

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