Whirlpool (1934)
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No relation to the 1949 20th Century-Fox melodrama of the same name, Columbia's 1934 Whirlpool stars Jack Holt as a shifty carnival promoter. He is incarcerated for a major crime just after learning that his wife is pregnant. Released after twenty years behind bars, Holt is anxious to make contact with his daughter (Jean Arthur), who knows nothing of his existence. This benighted reunion leads to tragedy for Holt, which he shoulders manfully (no one ever caught Jack Holt crying, no sir). Jean Arthur gave her best performance to date in Whirlpool, though her gift for comedy would remain untapped for a few years more. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, (more)
- Director(s):
- Roy William Neill
Synopsis of Whirlpool
No relation to the 1949 20th Century-Fox melodrama of the same name, Columbia's 1934 Whirlpool stars Jack Holt as a shifty carnival promoter. He is incarcerated for a major crime just after learning that his wife is pregnant. Released after twenty years behind bars, Holt is anxious to make contact with his daughter (Jean Arthur), who knows nothing of his existence. This benighted reunion leads to tragedy for Holt, which he shoulders manfully (no one ever caught Jack Holt crying, no sir). Jean Arthur gave her best performance to date in Whirlpool, though her gift for comedy would remain untapped for a few years more. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Whirlpool
- Jack Holt - Buck Rankin
- Allen Jenkins - Mac
- Lila Lee - Helen Morrison
- Willard Robertson - Judge Morrison
- Oscar Apfel - Editor
- Jean Arthur - Sandra Morrison
- Donald Cook - Bob Andrews
- John Miljan - Barney Gaige
- Ward Bond - Farley
- Rita La Roy - Thelma
- Director(s):
- Roy William Neill
- Writer(s):
- Dorothy Howell, Ethel Hill
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