Seven Sinners1940
Seven Sinners (1940)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Bijou Blanche
as Lt. Dan Brent
as Edward Patrick "Little Ned"
as Sasha
as Dr. Martin
as Tony
as Antro
as Dorothy Henderson
as Governor
as Capt. Church
as Bartender
as 1st Mate
as Ensign
as Ensign

as Shopkeeper
as District Officer
as Police chief
as 1st Governor
as Rubio

as Piano Player
Critic Reviews for Seven Sinners
All Critics (4) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (0)
So for Marlene Dietrich, for the argument, for the characterizations and for the realism, 'Seven Sinners' deserves seven different applause. [Full review in Spanish]
Mix of raffish comedy, romance and glamour, with good photography.
Though designed as star vehicle for Marlene Dietrich, the movie is a lot of fun due to chemistry between Dietrich and the young and handsome John Wayne, not to mention the splendidly staged brawl.
Marlene Dietrich thrives as the loose-living sexy chanteuse.
Audience Reviews for Seven Sinners
Marlene is full of sass and pep in this far-fetched South Sea tale. The Duke cuts quite a figure in his officer whites.

Super Reviewer
What a brawling story of saloon life in the steamy tropics, as John Wayne and Albert Dekker vie for sultry Marlene Dietrich, who walks through this slight story with good humour as a heartbreaking "entertainer". A serviceable action tale as such as I like the final saloon brawl scene the best that makes me laugh and seems exciting.

Super Reviewer
In Seven Sinners, Marlene plays a second rate singer called Bijou Blance who appears in various Pacific Island bars, with a drunken ship's doctor, a pickpocket and devoted sailor called Little Ned(Broderick Crawford) in tow. The four of them are deported regularly and go in search of another island. In one of the islands, Bijou finally meets navy lieutenant Bruce (John Wayne), who falls hopelessly in love with her and who, for her sake, would give up his navy job. To prevent that, she involves him in a brawl and then disappears with her hangers-on. The film is an action-packed, two-fisted melodrama and Dietrich's role as Bijou Blanche is a tasteful satire on the Sadie Thompsons of the world. You'll find the tough, glamorous, eloquent demi-mondaine Dietrich. And forgetting all the svelte mannerisms which made her one of the screen's most wooden actresses for a number of years, she cuts loose in this film with a perfect impersonation of a high-class slattern. Her throaty voice gave the song 'I've Been In Love Before (Haven't You?)' just the interpretation it needed. Of course, John Wayne and the entire supporting cast played with verve. The production sets, photography and musical score are typical of Universal. And for it's era, the flick is a fine and stunning example of romantic melodrama that can be enjoyed once more in today's modern generation.

Super Reviewer
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