''Transatlantic'' is a 1931 American

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comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by William K. Howard and starring

Edmund Lowe Edmund Sherbourne Lowe (March 3, 1890 – April 21, 1971) was an American actor. His formative experience began in vaudeville and silent film. Biography Lowe's childhood home was at 314 North 1st Street, San Jose. He attended Santa Clara Coll ...

. It won an

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for Best Art Direction by

Gordon Wiles Gordon Wiles (October 10, 1904 – October 17, 1950) was an American art director and film director. He won an Oscar for Best Art Direction for the film '' Transatlantic''. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes ...

Cast

as Monty Greer * Lois Moran as Judy Kramer * John Halliday as Henry D. Graham * Greta Nissen as Sigrid Carline *

Myrna Loy Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. As a performer, she was known for her ability to adapt to her screen partner's acting style. Born in Helena, Monta ...

as Kay Graham *

Jean Hersholt Jean Pierre Carl Buron (12 July 1886 – 2 June 1956), known professionally as Jean Hersholt, was a Danish-American actor. He is most famous for starring on the CBS radio series '' Dr. Christian'' from 1937–1954, which later inspired a TV se ...

as Rudolph aka Jed Kramer * Earle Foxe as Handsome * Billy Bevan as Hodgkins * Claude King as Captain

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* 1931 films 1931 comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by William K. Howard Films whose art director won the Best Art Direction Academy Award Fox Film films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language comedy films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub