Souls at Sea

Souls at Sea
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHenry Hathaway
Screenplay by
Story byTed Lesser
Produced by
  • Henry Hathaway
  • Grover Jones
  • Adolph Zukor
Starring
CinematographyCharles Lang
Edited byEllsworth Hoagland
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • August 9, 1937 (1937-08-09)
(New York City)[1]
  • September 3, 1937 (1937-09-03) (US)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Souls at Sea is a 1937 American historical adventure film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and George Raft. Based on a story by Ted Lesser, the film is about a first mate on a slave ship who frees the slaves on the ship after a mutiny overthrows the ship's captain. The title of this film was spoofed in the Laurel and Hardy comedy film Saps at Sea (1940). The supporting cast features Frances Dee, Harry Carey, Joseph Schildkraut, Robert Cummings, George Zucco, Tully Marshall, Monte Blue, and an uncredited Alan Ladd and Edward Van Sloan.

  1. ^ Holston, Kim R. (2013). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 88, 333. ISBN 978-0-7864-6062-5.