The Hairy Ape

Aboard ship, a spoiled woman (Susan Hayward) insults the brutish stoker (William Bendix) while watching him work.

Cast

William Bendix

as Hank Smith

Susan Hayward

as Mildred Douglas

John Loder

as Tony Lazar

Dorothy Comingore

as Helen Parker

Roman Bohnen

as Paddy

Tom Fadden

as Long

Alan Napier

as MacDougald, Chief Engineer

Charles Cane

as Gantry

Charles La Torre

as Portuguese Proprietor

Reviews

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“Hank” is a ship’s stoker whose sweaty graft keeps the engines running smoothly but also causes spoilt rich girl passenger “Mildred” (Susan Hayward) to recoil in rude horror when she strays into the bowels of his vessel. What we already know about her is that she is a snob; an entitled and supercili...

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