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
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
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):
- Liam O'Flaherty, Jerome Chodorov, Dalton Trumbo
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