| Lady of the Tropics | |
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 Theatrical Film Poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Conway |
| Written by | Ben Hecht |
| Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Starring | Robert Taylor Hedy Lamarr Joseph Schildkraut Gloria Franklin |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey Norbert Brodine |
| Edited by | Elmo Veron |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $913,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,533,000[1] |
Lady of the Tropics is a 1939 American drama film directed by Jack Conway, starring Robert Taylor, Hedy Lamarr, and Joseph Schildkraut.
While visiting French Indochina with his girlfriend and her family on her father's yacht, freeloading American playboy Bill Carey falls in love with Manon DeVargnes, a beautiful, local woman of mixed race background he meets in Saigon. Manon is also being romantically pursued by local businessman Pierre Delaroch. Bill eventually marries Manon. When Bill is unable to find employment in Saigon, Delaroch secretly arranges to have Bill employed by his company.
According to MGM records, the film made $1,042,000 in the US and Canada and $491,000 elsewhere, resulting in a profit of $99,000.[1]
