Human Cargo
Seen it?1936 | 66 min | Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Great for anyone who loves watching the truth get chased down and crime fans. It's about the digging, and what it costs to get the story. If you loved Fletch or A Shot in the Dark, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Wastes no time getting going, at 1 hr 6 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1936: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you prefer quiet, talky stories.
Bonnie Brewster and "Packy" Campbell, rival reporters on competing newspapers, team up to put an end to a smuggling gang that brings illegal aliens to the United States, and then makes further victims of them by extortion payments. They go to Vancouver, Canada and board a ship carrying aliens. But the gang recognizes them as reporters and gang-henchmen Tony Scula (Ralf Harolde) and Ira Conklin take them off the ship. But Campbell recognizes Scula as the gunman who killed Carmen Zoro.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Allan Dwan
- Claire TrevorBonnie Brewster
- Brian DonlevyPacky Campbell
- Alan DinehartLionel Crocker
- Helen TroySusie
- Rita HayworthCarmen Zoro
- Morgan WallaceGilbert Fender
- Ralph MorganDistrict Attorney Carey
- Herman BingFritz Schultz
- John McGuire'Spike' Davis
- Ralf HaroldeTony Sculla