Marie Galante

Director: Henry King

Overview

"Movie newcomer Ketti Gallian plays Marie Gallante, who is abducted by a most ungallant drunken sea captain. He leaves her stranded in Yucatan, where she gets a job as a cafe singer in hopes of paying her way to the Panama Canal zone. While en route, she

Product Details

Release Date:	06/22/2004
UPC:	0089218444097
Original Release:	0000
Source:	ALPHA VIDEO
Presentation:	[B&W]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	51,102

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ketti Gallian	Marie Galante
Spencer Tracy	Crawbett
Helen Morgan	Tapia
Ned Sparks	Plosser
Sig Rumann	Brogard
Leslie Fenton	Tenoki
A.S. Byron	Gen. Phillips
Robert Lorraine	Ratcliff
Jay C. Flippen	Sailor
Frank Darien	Ellsworth
Stepin Fetchit	Bartender
Tito Coral	Tito
Robert Loraine	Ratcliff

Technical Credits

Reginald Berkeley

Winfield Sheehan	Producer
Reginald Berkeley	Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Chapter 1 [11:04]
2. Chapter 2 [17:20]
3. Chapter 3 [13:55]
4. Chapter 4 [15:54]
5. Chapter 5 [12:19]
6. Chapter 6 [13:35]

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Editorial Reviews

Marie Galante is a pleasing, if ultimately minor, spy film which never quite fulfills its promise. The basic setup is solid, if overly melodramatic and sentimental, but this helps get the film over a number of rough spots, not the least of which is the "star making" performance by Ketti Gallian in the title role. Gallian isn't bad, and in many ways she's quite good. She has a certain beauty (a bit odd from some angles but intriguing) and, of course, she understands the specifically Gallic aspects of the role and the story. She lacks, however, the particular allure that the part calls for, a natural fiery vulnerability that cannot be learned but must instead be a part of the actress. Gallian tries very hard, and she does more than go through the motions, but that essential "something" is missing -- it doesn't help her that co-star Spencer Tracy has his own "something."When paired with another strong performer, Tracy's charisma can enhance his co-star's performance. Here, it doesn't have enough to bounce off of, and so he tends to steal focus, even when the screenplay tells us that a scene or sequence is really about Gallian. Even with this problem, Marie Galante is still an entertaining film, enhanced by Henry King's solid direction and some atmospheric John F. Seitz photography.