The Vessel of Wrath

The Vessel of Wrath is a novella, published in 1931 by W. Somerset Maugham. It first appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine.

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1931 - W. Somerset Maugham - Cosmopolitan

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The story has been adapted for film and television at least four times:

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• The 1938 film The Vessel of Wrath, released in the US as The Beachcomber, starred Charles Laughton as Ginger Ted, Elsa Lanchester as Miss Jones, Robert Newton as the Contrôleur, and Tyrone Guthrie as Reverend Jones.
• The 1954 film, The Beachcomber, starred Robert Newton as Ginger Ted, Glynis Johns as Miss Jones, Donald Sinden as the Contrôleur, and Paul Rogers as Reverend Jones.
• A 1970 television production starred James Booth as Ginger Ted, Siân Phillips as Miss Jones, Ronald Lacey as the Contrôleur, and John Glyn-Jones as Reverend Jones.
• A 1980 television production titled Wilson's Reward starred Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Ginger Ted and Sandy Dennis as Miss Jones, renamed Martha James.
 
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