Tiger Shark (1932) (MOD) "The Dakotas"

Tiger Shark (1932) (MOD) "The Dakotas"Have you heard? Mike Mascarenhas (Edward G. Robinson), the blustery, socially awkward San Diego trawler captain with a hook for a left hand, is getting married. One problem: Mike's bride (Zita Johann) has eyes for Mike's crewman and friend (Richard Arlen). Tiger Shark's storyline of red blooded workingmen in love with the same woman would surface again in Warner's Slim and Manpower. And before those three titles there was They Knew What They Wanted,

any chance to see Rooney and Bartholomew together remains one of the great joys of Golden Era movies (it's the last of five features pairing them)

Among the film's many fine performances

at her romantic

fame in his triumphs over Napoleon's fleet

Marshals Nevada Jack MacKenzie and Sandy Hopkins

He thinks the intrigue erupting around him is part of an audience-participation theater event

Glenn Ford

While awaiting execution

espionage and terror

and Superman with the wording Hold This

Once you've solved one puzzle

Jimmy gets medals