What is the duration of Trade Winds?

The duration of Trade Winds is 93 mins.

What is the original language of Trade Winds?

The original language of Trade Winds is English.

Who directed Trade Winds?

Trade Winds was directed by Tay Garnett, Tom Quinn, Charles Williams.

Which studio made Trade Winds?

Trade Winds was produced by United Artists.

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Q: Does Trade Winds have end credit scenes?

Trade Winds does not have end credit scenes.

Mystery

Comedy

Romance

Runtime

93 mins

Language

English

After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship to flee. Unaware that Sam, a detective obsessed with her, is tailing her, she must outwit him to avoid capture and imprisonment. Their tangled motives—he pursues her for murder, she seeks a lasting bond—fuel the suspense.

United Artists

Studio

Tay Garnett

Director

Tom Quinn

Director

Charles Williams

Director

Does Trade Winds have end credit scenes?

No!

Trade Winds does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of Trade Winds

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Thomas Mitchell

Commissioner Blackton

Art Baker

Police Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)

Ralph Bellamy

Ben Blodgett

Fredric March

Sam Wye

Harry Bernard

Sound Man (Uncredited)

Joan Bennett

Kay Kerrigan

Richard Tucker

John Johnson

Sidney Blackmer

Thomas Bruhme II

Joyce Compton

Mrs. Johnson

Ann Sothern

Jean Livingstone

Dorothy Tree

Clara (Uncredited)

Cyril Ring

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Dorothy Comingore

Ann (as Linda Winters)

Lee Phelps

Detective (Uncredited)

Marie Mosquini

Hawaiian Hairdresser (Uncredited)

Robert Elliott

Captain George Faulkiner

Paulita Arvizu

Hawaiian Girl (Uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Phyllis Barry

Ruth (Uncredited)

Franklin Parker

Detective (Uncredited)

Hooper Atchley

Detective (Uncredited)

Dick Rush

Detective (Uncredited)

Spencer Chan

Smoke Shop Customer (Uncredited)

Ethelreda Leopold

Ethel (Uncredited)

Brooks Benedict

Roger (Uncredited)

Harry Barris

Pianist (Uncredited)

Wilson Benge

Martin, Butler (Uncredited)

Dick Botiller

Bombay Carriage Driver (Uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Detective (Uncredited)

Kay Linaker

Grace (Uncredited)

Beal Wong

Shanghai Cigarette Customer (Uncredited)

Walter Byron

Bob (Uncredited)

Al Norman

Party Guest Playing Dice (Uncredited)

Harry Payne

Captain (Uncredited)

John Webb Dillion

Detective (Uncredited)

Marjorie Kane

Sam's Girl (Uncredited)

Betty Roadman

Matron (Uncredited)

Wilma Francis

Judy

Beryl Wallace

Hawaiian Girl (Uncredited)

Suzanne Kaaren

Russian Girl (Uncredited)

Lois Lindsay

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Patricia Farr

Peggy (Uncredited)

Lotus Liu

Shanghai Clerk (Uncredited)

Aiko Magara

Tea House Proprietess (Uncredited)

Ura Mita

Patroness (Uncredited)

Gloria Youngblood

Ricksha Girl (Uncredited)

Princess Luana

Hawaiian Hairdresser (Uncredited)

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Full Plot Summary and Ending Explained for Trade Winds

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Socialite Kay Kerrigan (Joan Bennett) is accused of fatally shooting millionaire cad Thomas Bruhme II. Kay blames the callous Bruhme for her sister’s suicide, but when confronted, he dismissively throws Kay a gun, and she shoots him in the stomach.

Detectives Ben “Homer” Blodget and George Faulkner (Robert Elliott) find the body, with a gunshot in the back of Bruhme’s head that is the fatal shot. After finding her handbag at the murder scene, the police are on Kay’s trail. First she fakes a car accident, driving into the San Francisco Bay, then makes arrangements to go to Hawaii. When she pawns a unique piece of jewelry, Police Commissioner Blackton (Thomas Mitchell) knows that Kay is alive and puts former detective Sam Wye (Fredric March) on the case.

Kay with her hair dyed brown, traveling on a British passport as “Mary Holden” has taken a ship to the South Seas. She is followed by Sam and his secretary Jean Livingstone (Ann Sothern), an old flame who also wants to collect the $100,000 reward now being offered by Bruhme’s father.

On a boat sailing to Singapore, Sam finally meets Kay, and immediately falls in love with her. Along the way, Homer and Jean do the same.

Sam eventually determines that the actual killer was John Johnson (Richard Tucker), a jealous husband whose wife was having an affair with Bruhme. Kay is thus cleared and free to marry Sam.

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Trade Winds Themes and Keywords

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Trade Winds Other Names and Titles

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