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
Adda Gleason
as Balkan Passenger
Henry Kolker
as Carlo - the Puppeteer
Rollo Lloyd
as Henry Braverman
Walter Connolly
as John Forrester aka Eric Jann aka Peter Korotoff
Robert Young
as Jack Forrester
Walter Brennan
as Clifford (uncredited), Clifford
Brooks Benedict
as Man in Nightmare
Edmund Burns
as Forrester Associate
Maidel Turner
as Henrietta Crosland
Charles Middleton
as Constable Malcolm (uncredited)
Mary Carr
as Madge
Betty Francisco
as The Sun Rises Lead Actress
Akim Tamiroff
as Peter Korotoff
Ricca Allen
as Newfoundlander
Virginia True Boardman
as Housekeeper
Arthur Stuart Hull
as Critic
W.E. Lawrence
as Man in Dress Clothes
George Humbert
as Niccoli
Hobart Bosworth
as Alec Klein
Bud Geary
as Officer Who Shoots Korotoff
Ruth Clifford
as Frightened Balkan Passenger
Mary Gordon
as Newfoundlander
Gilbert Emery
as Professor Weaver
Clarence Geldart
as Newfoundlander
Mary MacLaren
as Train Passenger
Elinor Fair
as Balkan Passenger
Doris Kenyon
as Margaret Forrester
Scotty Beckett
as Jack Forrester, Age 4
Stella Adams
as Newfoundlander
