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Devil's Playground (1937)

A remake of Frank Capra's Submarine (1928), Devil's Playground is a snappy Columbia "B plus" picture starring Richard Dix and Chester Morris. Submarine officers Dorgan (Dix) and Mason (Morris) battle on land for the affections of dance-hall girl Carmen (Dolores del Rio). She marries Dorgan but makes a play for Mason when her husband is on duty. The romantic rivalry is forgotten when Dorgan must rescue
Mason and his crew from a sunken sub. Devil's Playground was one of Columbia's bigger moneymakers of 1937. Excerpts from the underwater scenes later found their way into the Three Stooges two-reeler Three Little Sew and Sews (1939). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Richard Dix, Dolores Del Rio, (more)

Director(s):: Erle C. Kenton

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Synopsis of Devil's Playground

A remake of Frank Capra's Submarine (1928), Devil's Playground is a snappy Columbia "B plus" picture starring Richard Dix and Chester Morris. Submarine officers Dorgan (Dix) and Mason (Morris) battle on land for the affections of dance-hall girl Carmen (Dolores del Rio). She marries Dorgan but makes a play for Mason when her husband is on duty. The romantic rivalry is forgotten when Dorgan must rescue
Mason and his crew from a sunken sub. Devil's Playground was one of Columbia's bigger moneymakers of 1937. Excerpts from the underwater scenes later found their way into the Three Stooges two-reeler Three Little Sew and Sews (1939). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Complete Cast of Devil's Playground

Richard Dix - Dorgan
Chester Morris - Mason
John Gallaudet - Wounded Soldier
Ward Bond - Sidecar Wilson
Stanley Andrews - Salvage Boat Commander
Beatrice Curtis - Woman
Edward Hearn - Surgeon
Wesley Hopper - Diver
William Worthington - Vice Admiral
Garry Owen - Radio Man

Dolores Del Rio - Carmen
George McKay - Red
Pierre Watkin - Submarine Commander
Don Rowan - Reilly
Alma Chester
Ann Doran
Jack Pennick - Gob
Sammy Blum - Bartender
Gene Morgan - Orderly
Buddy Roosevelt - Deck Officer

Director(s):: Erle C. Kenton

Writer(s):: Jerome Chodorov, Dalton Trumbo, Liam O'Flaherty

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