Sinners in Paradise

1938 AdventureDrama 65 minutes Directed by James Whale

About Sinners in Paradise

A commercial airliner crashes in the South Pacific. The survivors wash up on an island where the only people are the recluse Mr. Taylor and his servant Ping. They have to work together if they want Taylor to lend them his boat.

Cast & crew

More about Sinners in Paradise

James Whale directed it. Harold Buckley wrote it. Ken Goldsmith produced it. George Robinson photographed it. Oliver Wallace wrote the music. Maurice Wright edited it. Universal released it in 1938. It runs 65 minutes. Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin, and Gene Lockhart lead the cast. The copyright was not renewed, and the film entered the public domain in the United States in 1966.

Themes

  • A crash in the Pacific
  • Strangers who will not cooperate
  • A boat that is not theirs
  • James Whale
  • Mr. Taylor
  • Ping
  • plane crash
  • Universal

Look

George Robinson photographed the wreck and the island.

Music

Oliver Wallace wrote the music.

Preservation

The copyright was not renewed. It has been in the public domain in the United States since 1966.

Notes

  • Nana Bryant, Milburn Stone, and Don Barry are also billed.
  • Taylor and Ping are the only people already on the island.
  • The boat is what the survivors want from Taylor.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (SinnersinParadise)