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| Marie Galante | |
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| Directed by | Henry King |
| Written by | Jacques Deval (novel) Reginald Berkeley (screenplay) Dudley Nichols[citation needed] (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Winfield R. Sheehan (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Harold D. Schuster |
| Music by | Arthur Lange |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | French, English |
Marie Galante is a 1934 American film directed by Henry King, starring Ketti Gallian and Spencer Tracy, adapted from a French novel by Jacques Deval. Later the same year, the novel was adapted into a French musical titled Marie Galante, with book and lyrics by Jacques Deval and music by Kurt Weill.
The synopsis of the musical play, as described by the Kurt Weill Foundation, is as follows: "Marie is kidnapped and taken to Panama by a lecherous sea captain, who abandons her when she will not give in to his desires. She becomes a prostitute in order to earn money to return to France; meanwhile, she is unwittingly involved in an espionage plot. She spends most of her money to care for a dying black man whom no one else will tend to. When she does finally save enough money for a steamer fare, she is murdered by a spy who fears discovery the night before the boat sails."[1] In the film, Marie remains an innocent, and one of the heroes is a Japanese General.