The Planter

Overview

To prevent David's widowed mother, Elizabeth, from being influenced by her son against their fake tropical rubber plantation investment, the promoters trick David into managing the plantation in Mexico. Seeking to prove his worth after a failed marriage proposal, David travels to the tropics. There, he encounters the brutal reality of the rubber slavery system. He meets Ludwig Hertzer (the villainous "Planter," played by Tyrone Power Sr.), a feared and hated man who runs a slave-labor-based operation. David also encounters Senora Morales and her daughter, Consuela, who are involved in the slave trade. David discovers his family's investment is actually a "rubbish heap." He attempts to warn his mother via cable, but the message is intercepted by Hertzer for his own gain.

Cast

Tyrone Power Sr.

Ludwig Hertzer

Harry Davenport

Short

Lamar Johnstone

David Mann

N/A

Pat Hartigan

Andy Meagher

Lottie Kruse

Kate Sommers

N/A

Carmen Phillips

N/A

Mrs. Tyrone Power

Consuela

N/A

Lucille King

Andrea

N/A

Mabel Wiles

Patricia

N/A

Pearl Elmore

Señora Morales

N/A

Lalo Encinas

Magdaleno

N/A

George Benjamin O'Dell

Yaqui Chief