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The Scoundrel (1935)
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76 min | Drama, Fantasy

The Scoundrel (1935)

Passed

76 min | Drama, Fantasy

A ruthless, cynical, hated publisher is killed in a plane crash, doomed to be a "restless" spirit for being unloved. A heavenly power gives him a month on Earth to find one person to shed a tear for him before his fate is sealed.

Directors

Ben Hecht | Charles MacArthur

Writers

Ben Hecht (story) | Charles MacArthur (story)

Producers

Ben Hecht | Charles MacArthur

Cinematographer

Lee Garmes (photographer)

Editor

Arthur Ellis

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Updated Apr 30, 1935

Release date

Apr 30, 1935 (United States)

Awards

Won 1 Oscar Award. Another 1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
26 cast members

Name	Known for
Noël Coward Anthony Mallare (as Noel Coward) Anthony Mallare (as Noel Coward) See fewer	In Which We Serve (1942)
Julie Haydon Cora Moore Cora Moore See fewer	The Age of Innocence (1934)
Stanley Ridges Paul Decker Paul Decker See fewer	To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Martha Sleeper Julia Vivian Julia Vivian See fewer	Penthouse (1933)
Ernest Cossart Jimmy Clay Jimmy Clay See fewer	Tom Brown's School Days (1940)
Alexander Woollcott Vanderveer Veyden Vanderveer Veyden See fewer	The Man with Two Faces (1934)
Everley Gregg Mildred Langwiter (as Everly Gregg) Mildred Langwiter (as Everly Gregg) See fewer	Brief Encounter (1945)
Rosita Moreno Carlotta Carlotta See fewer	El último varon sobre la Tierra (1933)
Eduardo Ciannelli Maurice Stern (as Edward Cinnelli) Maurice Stern (as Edward Cinnelli) See fewer	Gunga Din (1939)
Richard Bond Howard Gillette Howard Gillette See fewer	I'll Sell My Life (1941)
Helen Strickland Mrs. Rolinson Mrs. Rolinson See fewer	Vanity Fair (1915)
Lionel Stander Rothenstien Rothenstien See fewer	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Frank Conlan Massey Massey See fewer	Strangler of the Swamp (1945)
O.Z. Whitehead Calhoun Calhoun See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Raymond Bramley Felix Abrams Felix Abrams See fewer	You Are There (1953)
Harry Davenport Slezack Slezack See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Hope Williams Maggie Maggie See fewer	The Scoundrel (1935)
William Ricciardi Luigi Luigi See fewer	Anthony Adverse (1936)
Uhei Hasegawa Yoshiwara Yoshiwara See fewer	The Scoundrel (1935)
Carl Schmidt Zither Player Zither Player See fewer	The Scoundrel (1935)
Isabelle Foster Scrub Woman Scrub Woman See fewer	Soak the Rich (1936)
Madame Shushkina Fortune Teller Fortune Teller See fewer	The Scoundrel (1935)
Ben Hecht Flop House Bum (uncredited) Flop House Bum (uncredited) See fewer	Notorious (1946)
Charles MacArthur Flop House Bum (uncredited) Flop House Bum (uncredited) See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Burgess Meredith Flop House Bum (uncredited) Flop House Bum (uncredited) See fewer	Clash of the Titans (1981)
Florence Robinson Scrub Woman (uncredited) Scrub Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Kraft Theatre (1947)