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Victory   1940         N/R, 77 min. Genre: Adventure Director: John Cromwell   Cast: Fredric March, Cedric Hardwicke, Betty Field, Jerome Cowan, Sig Ruman, Margaret Wycherly, Fritz Feld, Rafaela Ottiano, Lionel Royce, Chester Gan, Alan Ladd, Edward Fielding, Roger Imhof, Francis Pierlot, Romaine Callender   A loner, Hendrik Heyst (Fredric March), finds his life on a small island is disrupted by the intrusion of unexpected "guests" in this film version of a Joseph Conrad tale. Hendrik meets showgirl Alma (Betty Field) who is marooned, and he falls in love with her. Meanwhile, an evil trio—Mr. Jones (Cedric Hardwicke), Martin Ricardo (Jerome Cowan), and Pedro (Lionel Royce)—believe that Hendrik has hidden a fortune on the island, and they set out to kill him and take the money. And the cat-and-mouse game begins. Cast Fredric March Hendrik Heyst Cedric Hardwicke Mr. Jones Betty Field Alma Jerome Cowan Martin Ricardo Sig Ruman Mr. Schomberg Margaret Wycherly Mrs. Schomberg Fritz Feld Signor Makanoff Rafaela Ottiano Madame Makanoff Lionel Royce Pedro Chester Gan Wang Alan Ladd Heyst, as an 18-year-old Edward Fielding Fetherston Roger Imhof Captain Davidson Francis Pierlot McKenzie Romaine Callender Missionary