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White Cargo (1937)

White Cargo poster
Original title
Le Chemin de Rio
Directed by
Robert Siodmak
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two journalists investigate gangsters who kidnap women to sell them in South America. They follow a dangerous trail to stop the criminal operation.

crime-drivensuspensefuldarkfast-pacedgrimshadowytensenoir-ish

What happens

Cargaison blanche or Le Chemin de Rio (English literal translation: White Cargo or The Road To Rio) is a 1937 French crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Käthe von Nagy, Jules Berry and Suzy Prim. in which two journalists go on the trail of gangsters who are kidnapping women to sell in South America. The film was made by Nero Film, with sets designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was remade in 1958 directed by Georges Lacombe. It was released in the United States in 1950 by Distinguished Films Inc. as French White Cargo, and reissued there in 1952 by Joseph Brenner as Woman Racket. Some sources claim it may also have been known in the USA as Traffic in Souls. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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