Stranded (1935): Cast & Plot
Stranded is a 1935 romantic drama directed by Frank Borzage, starring Kay Francis as Lynn Palmer, George Brent and Ralph Dunn. It runs 1 hour 12 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 12m (72 min)
- Director
- Frank Borzage
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Stranded About?
The premise of Stranded without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A Traveler’s Aid worker who delights in solving people’s problems gets mixed up with gangsters.
Stranded Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- travelers aid society
- construction site
- fired from a job
- suicide by gunshot
- workplace drama
- spoiled socialite
- fall from height
- labor strike
- civil engineer
- based on story
- immigrant worker
- social drama
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- charity work
- roll call opening credits
- steel girder
- riveter
- marriage proposal
- working women
- protection racket
- manipulative female
- climbing a girder
- infidelity
- racketeering
- duplicity
- construction worker as protagonist
- mail order bride
- battle of the sexes
- mother daughter relationship
- language barrier
- drunk at work
- bridge construction
- courtship
- romantic breakup and reconciliation
- professional agitator
- construction crew foreman
- construction worker
- romantic rivalry
- hot rivets
- high rise construction
- sexual compromise
- dinner date
- high rise contruction site
- industrial sabotage
- feminist film
- jumping through window
- boatman
- social worker
- death of worker
- gangster
- golden gate bridge
Stranded Cast & Characters
Kay Francis leads the cast as Lynn Palmer, with George Brent as Mack Hale and Ralph Dunn as Bridge Worker (uncredited). Directed by Frank Borzage; 63 actors are credited in all.
- Director Frank Borzage
- Kay Francis as Lynn Palmer
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George Brent as Mack Hale - Ralph Dunn as Bridge Worker (uncredited)
- Nick Copeland as Bridge Worker at Meeting (uncredited)
Also Starring in Stranded
· 59 more- Patricia Ellis Velma Tuthill
- Ann Shoemaker Mrs. Tuthill
- Barton MacLane Sharkey
- Joseph Crehan Johnny Quinn
- Henry O'Neill Mr. Tuthill
- Robert Barrat Stanislaus Janauschek
- Frankie Darro James 'Jimmy' Rivers
- Emmett Vogan Officer on Ferry (uncredited)
- Leo White Haines, a Drunken Worker (uncredited)
- Milton Kibbee Pat, the Timekeeper (uncredited)
- Glen Cavender Kolchak (uncredited)
- Wilfred Lucas Pat, a Welfare Worker (uncredited)
- Paul Panzer Updyke Agitator (uncredited)
- Spencer Charters Boatman
- Harry Tenbrook Bleekman, Sharkey's Thugr (uncredited)
- Edward Keane Doctor (uncredited)
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- Tom Wilson Immigrant (uncredited)
- Sam McDaniel Train Porter (uncredited)
- Philo McCullough Immigration Officer (uncredited)
- Cliff Saum Bridge Worker (uncredited)
- Edwin Stanley Police Surgeon (uncredited)
- Harry C. Bradley Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Frank Marlowe Rollins, an Agitator (uncredited)
- Mary Forbes Grace Dean (uncredited)
- Sarah Padden Workman's Wife (uncredited)
- John J. Richardson First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Joe King Dan Archer (uncredited)
- Harrison Greene Blustery Man Wanting a Seafood Dinner (uncredited)
- Richard Loo Chinese Groom (uncredited)
- Donald Woods John Wesley
- Jessie Arnold Scrubwoman (uncredited)
- John Wray Mike Gibbons
- Edward McWade Tim Powers
- Hal Taliaferro Peterson (uncredited)
- Zeffie Tilbury Old Hag (uncredited)
- Henry Otho Bridge Worker (uncredited)
- Gavin Gordon Jack
- Frank Coghlan Jr. Page (uncredited)
- Cy Schindell Bridge Worker (uncredited)
- Frank LaRue Immigration Officer (uncredited)
- Adrian Morris Rivet Boss (uncredited)
- Pat Moriarity Steve Brodie (uncredited)
- Julius Tannen Man at Train Terminal (uncredited)
- Adrian Rosley Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Vesey O'Davoren Tuthill's Butler (uncredited)
- Florence Fair Miss Walsh (uncredited)
- June Travis Mary Rand
- Burr Caruth Old Man (uncredited)
- William Harrigan Updyke
- Dick French Clerk (uncredited)
- Niles Welch Safety Engineer (uncredited)
- Eleanor Wesselhoeft Mrs. Young (uncredited)
- Jack Herrick Bridge Worker at Meeting (uncredited)
- Lillian Worth Blonde (uncredited)
- Louise Seidel Danish Girl (uncredited)
- Edwin Mordant Surgeon (uncredited)
- Emma Young Chinese Girl (uncredited)
- Rita Rozelle Polish Girl (uncredited)
- Joan Gay Diane Nichols
More from Frank Borzage
More films directed by Frank Borzage, best-rated first: Desire, The Big Fisherman, China Doll and Moonrise.
Stranded Plot Summary
What happens in Stranded from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Lynn Palmer Kay Francis is a compassionate Travelers Aid volunteer in San Francisco who goes out of her way to help immigrants, travelers, the unemployed, and the homeless. She runs a station that connects people with support and guidance, and her work begins to shape the lives of those around her. When Mack Hale George Brent arrives seeking information about a worker to hire for the ambitious Golden Gate Bridge project (a bridge that would not be completed until 1937), the two are drawn together despite their different personalities and outlooks.
Full summary
The whole story of Stranded, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Stranded?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is Lynn Palmer's volunteer role in the film?
Stranded Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Bureau des épaves” and “O Primeiro Beijo”.
- Also known as
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- Bureau des épaves
- O Primeiro Beijo
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Stranded FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Stranded, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Stranded?
Stranded runs 1 hour 12 minutes (72 minutes).
When was Stranded released?
Stranded was released on June 29, 1935.
Who directed Stranded?
Stranded was directed by Frank Borzage.
More films by Frank Borzage Who is in the cast of Stranded?
Stranded stars Kay Francis as Lynn Palmer, George Brent as Mack Hale and Ralph Dunn as Bridge Worker (uncredited), among 63 credited actors.
Does Stranded have a post-credit scene?
No. Stranded has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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