Sinners in Paradise (1938) | Directed by James Whale - Full Movie

A seaplane departs for China. On board are a nurse escaping a loveless marriage to do work with refugees, a woman hoping to surprise her estranged son, a wealthy heiress trying to distance herself from labor troubles, an oily politician, a moll and a mobster fleeing the wrath of the gangs they've double-crossed, two rival munitions salesmen out to cash in on the misery of war, and a fresh-faced young steward. Caught in a course-altering storm, a crash-landing destroys the plane, kills the plane's officers, and tosses the surviving passengers into the sea. They are washed ashore on an isolated island inhabited solely by mysteriously reclusive Mr. Taylor and his servant, Ping. Until Taylor decides if, how and when he will allow them to take his boat back to China for help, this disparate band must work together, change their self-centered ways, and examine their motives for wanting to escape from the island and their pasts.

Sinners in Paradise is a 1938 American south seas adventure film directed by James Whale and starring Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin and Gene Lockhart. In 1966, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.

Directed by: James Whale
Screenplay by: Lester Cole, Harold Buckley, Louis Stevens
Story by: Harold Buckley
Produced by: Ken Goldsmith
Starring: Madge Evans, John Boles, Bruce Cabot, Marion Martin, Gene Lockhart
Cinematography: George Robinson
Edited by: Maurice Wright
Color process: Black and white
Production company: James Whale Productions
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release date: May 19, 1938 (United States)
Running time: 65 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $273,670