Seven Sinners (UK title Cafe of the Seven Sinners) is a 1940 film staring Marlene Dietrich and John Wayne. Produced by Universal Pictures in black and white, the film spotlights the controversial life of torch singer Bijou Blanche, who has been kicked off one South Seas island after another. She is accompanied by Naval deserter Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan (Broderick Crawford) and magician/pickpocket Sasha Mencken (Mischa Auer). Eventually, she encounters a young, handsome naval officer, Lt. Dan Brent (John Wayne), and the two fall in love. When Brent vows to marry Bijou, his commander and others plead with him to leave her. Light on plot, the film is dominated by colorful performances, including the singing of Dietrich, and a memorable fight scene that virtually destroys a bar. This was the first of three films that Dietrich and Wayne made together.
US private eye sorts out European crime wave. With female sidekick in tow, wisecracking private eye follows a trail of corpses around Europe, shaking up a sinister criminal network which will stop at nothing, even causing major train wrecks to cover their crimes. Written by Neil-117
Bijou, a saloon singer with a reputation for insighting brouhahas, is one of several deportees from a south Pacific island to arrive at another U.S. protectorate, Boni Komba. She becomes very popular with U.S. navymen by performing at the 'Seven Sinners'. A navy Lieutenant is attracted to Bijou despite the Governor's machinations to keep them apart, and the competing affections of local mobster, Antro. Will the Lieutenant give up the navy for Bijou, and will he survive Antro's forces? Written by Gary Jackson
Cabaret singer Bijou, ejected from several Indian Ocean islands for inciting riots, lands on Boni Komba at the Seven Sinners Cafe. She's a big hit with the U.S. Navy, especially Lt. Dan Brent; but sinister Antro considers her his property. When Dan wants to marry her, both his career and his life may be in danger. All the villains wear white suits. Written by Rod Crawford
