Trade Winds (1938): Cast & Plot
Trade Winds is a 1938 mystery comedy directed by Tay Garnett, starring Joan Bennett as Kay Kerrigan, Sidney Blackmer and Robert Elliott. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 33m (93 min)
- Director
- Tay Garnett
- Original language
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English - Studio
- United Artists
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Trade Winds About?
The premise of Trade Winds without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
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.
Trade Winds Themes & Keywords
· 15 tags- b movie
- woman changes the color of her hair
- impersonation
- lie
- coincidence
- she runaway in a ship
- private investigator goes after her
- deck
- game
- sexual desires
- ship
- murder
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- detective
- any way the wind blows
- wind
Trade Winds Cast & Characters
Joan Bennett leads the cast as Kay Kerrigan, with Sidney Blackmer as Thomas Bruhme II and Robert Elliott as Captain George Faulkiner. Directed by Tay Garnett; 49 actors are credited in all.
- Director Tay Garnett
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Joan Bennett as Kay Kerrigan - Sidney Blackmer as Thomas Bruhme II
- Robert Elliott as Captain George Faulkiner
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Thomas Mitchell as Commissioner Blackton
Also Starring in Trade Winds
· 45 more- Fredric March Sam Wye
- Ann Sothern Jean Livingstone
- Dorothy Comingore Ann (as Linda Winters)
- Richard Tucker John Johnson
- Joyce Compton Mrs. Johnson
- Ralph Bellamy Ben Blodgett
- Art Baker Police Announcer (Voice) (Uncredited)
- Lee Phelps Detective (Uncredited)
- Bert Moorhouse Party Guest (Uncredited)
- Cyril Ring Party Guest (Uncredited)
- Brooks Benedict Roger (Uncredited)
- Dick Rush Detective (Uncredited)
- Hooper Atchley Detective (Uncredited)
- Charles Williams Reporter Jones (Uncredited)
- Wilson Benge Martin, Butler (Uncredited)
- Ethelreda Leopold Ethel (Uncredited)
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- Harry Bernard Sound Man (Uncredited)
- Tom Quinn Reporter (Uncredited)
- Jack Baxley Detective (Uncredited)
- Dorothy Tree Clara (Uncredited)
- Spencer Chan Smoke Shop Customer (Uncredited)
- Marie Mosquini Hawaiian Hairdresser (Uncredited)
- Franklin Parker Detective (Uncredited)
- Kay Linaker Grace (Uncredited)
- Walter Byron Bob (Uncredited)
- Phyllis Barry Ruth (Uncredited)
- Dick Botiller Bombay Carriage Driver (Uncredited)
- Beal Wong Shanghai Cigarette Customer (Uncredited)
- Marjorie Kane Sam's Girl (Uncredited)
- Harry Barris Pianist (Uncredited)
- John Webb Dillion Detective (Uncredited)
- Lois Lindsay Party Guest (Uncredited)
- Suzanne Kaaren Russian Girl (Uncredited)
- Patricia Farr Peggy (Uncredited)
- Betty Roadman Matron (Uncredited)
- Beryl Wallace Hawaiian Girl (Uncredited)
- Paulita Arvizu Hawaiian Girl (Uncredited)
- Al Norman Party Guest Playing Dice (Uncredited)
- Wilma Francis Judy
- Lotus Liu Shanghai Clerk (Uncredited)
- Harry Payne Captain (Uncredited)
- Gloria Youngblood Ricksha Girl (Uncredited)
- Princess Luana Hawaiian Hairdresser (Uncredited)
- Aiko Magara Tea House Proprietess (Uncredited)
- Ura Mita Patroness (Uncredited)
Trade Winds Plot Summary
What happens in Trade Winds 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
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.
Full summary
The whole story of Trade Winds, scene by scene
Trade Winds Also Known As
Also known as “Os Segredos de um D. Juan”.
- Also known as
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- Os Segredos de um D. Juan
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Movies Like Trade Winds
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Trade Off, Wings of Danger and Dangerous Crossing.
Trade Winds FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Trade Winds, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Trade Winds?
Trade Winds runs 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
When was Trade Winds released?
Trade Winds was released on December 28, 1938.
Who directed Trade Winds?
Trade Winds was directed by Tay Garnett.
More films by Tay Garnett Who is in the cast of Trade Winds?
Trade Winds stars Joan Bennett as Kay Kerrigan, Sidney Blackmer as Thomas Bruhme II and Robert Elliott as Captain George Faulkiner, among 49 credited actors.
Does Trade Winds have a post-credit scene?
No. Trade Winds has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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