The Beachcomber 86 years old

The Beachcomber

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

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
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
Tyrone Guthrie He was 37, 70 years old when he died as Dr Owen Jones

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 poster
The Beachcomber (86 years)

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