Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1934-07-12
Director: Walter Lang
Writers: Albert Payson Terhune , Sidney Buchman , Fred Niblo Jr.
Language: English
Stars: Walter Connolly , Robert Young , Doris Kenyon , Macon Jones , Scotty Beckett , Rollo Lloyd , Maidel Turner , Henry Kolker , George Humbert , Hugh Huntley
Runtime: 75 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Hallálhajó (Hungary) , Whom the Gods Destroy (United Kingdom) , De, guderne vil ødelægge (Denmark) , Xanagyrise (Greece) , Quando os Deuses Desfazem (Brazil) , Vigliaccheria (Italy) , O Grande Naufrágio (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Whom the Gods Destroy (United States of America) , Whom the Gods Destroy , Ketä jumalat vihaavat (Finland)
Plot: 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. The son meets with failure and Forrester, claiming to be an old friend of his father, goes to him and renders assistance as Jack works on a new play. It is a success and Jack brings his mother to meet his mentor. She recognizes him as her husband and, after Jack has left the room, the two of them decide they still have happiness ahead of them, without Jack having to know the truth.
IMDB:tt0025987