---
title: 'Vessel of Wrath (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Erich Pommer'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/vessel-of-wrath-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030933/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Vessel of Wrath (1938)

1938 · 92 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Vessel of Wrath is a 1938 British film directed by Erich Pommer, produced by Pommer, and starring Charles Laughton and Elsa Lanchester. It was based on the 1931 Somerset Maugham short story "The Vessel of Wrath". The film is also known as The Beachcomber in the US. It was produced by Pommer and Laughton's independent film production company, Mayflower Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Erich Pommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-pommer)
- **Producer:** [Erich Pommer](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-pommer), [Charles Laughton](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-laughton)
- **Screenplay:** [Bartlett Cormack](https://cinepixo.com/people/bartlett-cormack)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Addinsell](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-addinsell)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jules Kruger](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-kruger)
- **Editor:** [Robert Hamer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-hamer)

## Cast

- [Elsa Lanchester](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsa-lanchester)

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