The Beachcomber 86 years old

Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson, a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones, a missionary, live in the Alas Islands. During a cholera epidemic, Ginger Ted and Miss Jones are sent to an outlying part of the islands to run a hospital; on their return, their motorboat breaks down, and they are marooned overnight on a small island.

Credits

Charles Laughton as Ginger Ted

Eliot Makeham as The Native Head Clerk

Tyrone Guthrie as Dr Owen Jones

J. Solomon as Sgt. Henrik

Elsa Lanchester as Martha Jones

Robert Newton as The Controleur

The Beachcomber Cast

Name	Character
Charles Laughton He was 38, 63 years old when he died	as Ginger Ted
Eliot Makeham He was 55, 73 years old when he died	as The Native Head Clerk
Tyrone Guthrie He was 37, 70 years old when he died	as Dr Owen Jones
J. Solomon	as Sgt. Henrik
Elsa Lanchester She was 35, 84 years old when she died	as Martha Jones
Robert Newton He was 32, 50 years old when he died	as The Controleur
Dolly Mollinger She was 26, 92 years old when she died	as Lia

The Beachcomber Crew

Name	Department
Erich Pommer as Director. He was 48 (76) years old when He died	Directing
Erich Pommer as Producer. He was 48 (76) years old when He died	Production
Jules Kruger as Director of Photography. He was 46 (68) years old when He died	Camera
Richard Addinsell as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (72) years old when He died	Sound
Charles Laughton as Producer. He was 38 (63) years old when He died	Production
W. Somerset Maugham as Story. He was 64 (91) years old when He died	Writing
Bartlett Cormack as Screenplay. Bartlett Cormack was 39 (44) years old when Bartlett Cormack died	Writing

The Beachcomber (86 years)

Release day: Friday, March 04, 1938
Runtime: 92 minutes