White Cargo (1937)
- 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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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