the beachcomber film

Produced by Charles Laughton & Erich Pommer. It was the second screen adaptation of the book following the 1938 film Vessel of Wrath. Directed by Erich Pommer.

Because his home is not ready, Mr. Sinden temporarily stays with beautiful missionary Glynis Johns (as Martha Jones) and meets the area's most colorful resident - boozing beachcomber Robert Newton (as Edward "The Honorable Ted" Wilson). Robert Newton would also appear in the 1954 remake " The Beachcomber ", this time playing the lead, opposite Glynis Johns. In the Dutch islands, the sister of a pious missionary attempts to reform a womanizing, drunken beach bum. The British-owned South Georgia islands welcome a new governor, young Donald Sinden (as Ewart Gray). The Beachcomber (4) 6.9 1h 18min 1954 13+ Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. The film was shot in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1931 short story "The Vessel of Wrath" by W. Somerset Maugham and was adapted by Sydney Box. The Beachcomber is a 1954 British comedy-drama film directed by Muriel Box starring Donald Sinden, Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Paul Rogers, Donald Pleasence and Michael Hordern. Movie Info Based on a story by Somerset Maugham, The Beachcomber was originally released in Great Britain as Vessel of Wrath.