White Cargo is a 1930 sound part-talkie British drama film directed by J.B. Williams and starring Leslie Faber, John F. Hamilton and Maurice Evans. While the film has a few sequences with audible dialog, the majority of the film featured a synchronized musical score with sound effects. The majority of the film was photographed at Twickenham Studios, while the talking sequences were filmed at Whitehall Studios, Elstree which was wired for sound recording.
A Hollywood production, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, White Cargo 1942, stars Hedy Lamarr and Walter Pidgeon.
The film features a theme song entitled âÂÂWhite Cargo,â by Alexander Stewart (words) and Manlio Diveroli (music). Also featured on the soundtrack is a song entitled âÂÂTondelayo,â by Stanley Hill (words) and Noel Gay (music).