Transatlantic (1931)

NR08/19/1931Comedy, Drama, Thriller1h 18m
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A storm of Love! Hate! Murder! Retribution!

Overview

As a luxurious ocean liner makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean, the audience is made privy to the travails of several of its passengers. Edmund Lowe heads the cast as Monty Greer, a suave gambler who falls in love with Judy, the daughter of immigrant lens grinder Rudolph Kramer. In trying to recover some valuable securities stolen from banker Henry Graham, Greer finds himself in the middle of a fierce gun battle in the ship's engine room. Meanwhile, Graham, who has been cheating on his wife Kay with sexy dancer Sigrid Carline, is murdered by person or persons unknown.

Top Billed Cast

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    Edmund Lowe

    Monty Greer

  2. Cast 1

    Lois Moran

    Judy Kramer

  3. Cast 1

    John Halliday

    Henry D. Graham

  4. Cast 1

    Greta Nissen

    Sigrid Carline

  5. Cast 1

    Myrna Loy

    Kay Graham

  6. Cast 1

    Jean Hersholt

    Rudolph aka Jed Kramer

  7. Cast 1

    Earle Foxe

    Handsome

  8. Cast 1

    Billy Bevan

    Hodgkins

  9. Cast 1

    Eddie Borden

    Interloper

Though this does go a bit off course from time time, a boat - like a train - does provide for quite a good stage for an engaging mystery peppered with loads of melodrama. "Greer" (Edmund Lowe) is the suave and debonaire gent who hopes to make an easy living on the cards and on the roulette wheels abroad this liner. He quickly becomes aware of a cunning wheeze by a gang of crooks to relieve wealthy tycoon "Graham" (John Halliday) of some of his wealth but declines to get involved. "Halliday" is not so happily married to "Kay" (Myrna Loy) and so keeps mistress "Sigrid" (Greta Nissen) in the styl...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

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