White Cargo (1937 film)

For the later film, see White Cargo (1958 film).

Cargaison blanche or Le Chemin de Rio (English literal translation: White Cargo or The Road To Rio) is a 1937 French crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Käthe von Nagy, Jules Berry and Suzy Prim.^[1] in which two journalists go on the trail of gangsters who are kidnapping women to sell in South America. The film was made by Nero Film, with sets designed by the art director Lucien Aguettand. It was remade in 1958 directed by Georges Lacombe.

Cargaison blanche, or Le Chemin de Rio
Directed by	Robert Siodmak
Written by	Henri Jeanson Herbert Juttke Jean Masson
Produced by	Seymour Nebenzal
Starring	Käthe von Nagy Jean-Pierre Aumont Jules Berry Suzy Prim
Cinematography	René Gaveau
Edited by	Marguerite Beaugé Marguerite Renoir
Music by	Paul Dessau
Production company	Production Nero Film
Distributed by	Sfera Film
Release date	4 February 1937 (1937-02-04)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

It was released in the United States in 1950 by Distinguished Films Inc. as French White Cargo, and reissued there in 1952 by Joseph Brenner as Woman Racket. Some sources claim it may also have been known in the USA as Traffic in Souls.

Plot summary

Main cast

• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Henri Voisin
• Käthe von Nagy as Marion Baker
• Jules Berry as Moreno
• Suzy Prim as Estella
• Marcel Dalio as Pedro Férez
• Charles Granval as Blanco
• Gisèle Préville as Béatrice
• Marcelle Praince as Juana, the Madame
• Gaston Modot as Álvarez, her agent
• Mady Berry as Madame Blanco
• Georges Jamin as Henchman Manuel
• Abel Jacquin as Henchman Constantin
• Max Maxudian as Le commandant
• Sylvia Bataille as Yvette Martin
• Annie France as Une girl