Torrid Zone (1940)

Starring:
James CagneyAnn Sheridan, (more)
Director(s):
William Keighley
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR
Category:
Comedy
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Synopsis of Torrid Zone

Torrid Zone star James Cagney once described the film as "The Front Page among the bananas." Indeed, the screenplay diligently follows the Front Page plot device of a tough boss (Pat O'Brien) pulling every underhanded trick in the book to keep his top man (Cagney) from quitting. This time the setting is a Central American plantation owned by O'Brien, which supervisor Cagney would dearly love to leave behind. Complicating the plot is a nightclub singer (Anne Sheridan) over whom O'Brien and Tracy do battle; a bored married woman (Helen Vinson) with eyes for Cagney; and a gang of Latino bandits, led by George Tobias (providing comic relief). What Torrid Zone lacked in originality it made up for in sheer energy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
88 mins

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Director(s):
William Keighley
Writer(s):
Jerry WaldRichard Macaulay
Producer(s):
Jack L. WarnerWilliam Cagney
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
NR(Suitable for Children)
Categories:
Comedy
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