Grand Canary

Grand Canary

Dishonored doctor and runaway girl! Missionary and debutante! Derelict and courtisan! All thrown together on a ship bound for the end of the world!

1934 · 78 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama

Based on an AJ Cronin novel, a disgraced doctor exiled to the Canary Islands, meets and falls in love with a married woman.

Directed by Irving Cummings · Written by Ernest Pascal

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