Whom the Gods Destroy
Whom the Gods Destroy
Broadway's most successful producer, John Forrester, is deeply in love with his wife Margaret and dreams of the future when his son Jack will step into his shoes. He sails to England to produce a show but the ship strikes a derelict wreckage and is sinking rapidly. In the ensuing wild panic, Forrester saves many lives, until finally, panic stricken by sudden fear, he dons a woman's clothes and is among the rescued. On the coast of Newfouldland, the villagers, not aware of his true identity, curse him but he is befriended by Alec who helps him conceal his identity. With a planned story of his survival, he returns to New York but cannot face his family or friends after he sees the plaque to his heroism on his New York theatre. Deciding to remain thought of as dead, he becomes a derelict himself, surviving on odd jobs as he watches from afar his now-grown son begin his career as a producer.
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Cast
Ricca Allen
as Newfoundlander
Virginia True Boardman
as Housekeeper
Mary MacLaren
as Train Passenger
Walter Connolly
as John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
Walter Brennan
as Clifford (uncredited), Clifford
Stella Adams
as Newfoundlander
Maidel Turner
as Henrietta Crosland
Ruth Clifford
as Frightened Balkan Passenger
Bud Geary
as Officer Who Shoots Korotoff
Adda Gleason
as Balkan Passenger
Clarence Geldart
as Newfoundlander
Scotty Beckett
as Jack Forrester, Age 4
Gilbert Emery
as Professor Weaver
Arthur Stuart Hull
as Critic
Doris Kenyon
as Margaret Forrester
Rollo Lloyd
as Henry Braverman
Charles Middleton
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Newfoundlander
W.E. Lawrence
as Man in Dress Clothes
Akim Tamiroff
as Peter Korotoff
Robert Young
as Jack Forrester
George Humbert
as Niccoli
Mary Carr
as Madge
Elinor Fair
as Balkan Passenger
Betty Francisco
as The Sun Rises Lead Actress
Brooks Benedict
as Man in Nightmare
Edmund Burns
as Forrester Associate
Henry Kolker
as Carlo - the Puppeteer
Hobart Bosworth
as Alec Klein
