Panisse — Port of Seven Seas Character Profile

About Panisse

A wealthy, middle-aged sailmaker who loves Madelon and eagerly accepts her pregnancy proposal. He marries her out of kindness, adores the baby, and firmly refuses to give him up when Marius returns. Ultimately, he allows Madelon to part with Marius while keeping his family together, ending happily with them.

Character Facts

Played by

Frank Morgan

Appears in

Port of Seven Seas (1938)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (6)

• Panisse — Social Suitor & Mother — Honorine (Jessie Ralph)

  A suitor seeking parental approval for marriage.

• Panisse — Narrative Respectful Rival — Marius (John Beal)

  Rivals who ultimately acknowledge each other's dignity and the child's needs.

• Panisse — Social Card Playing Friends — Captain Escartefigue (E. Alyn Warren)

  Social companion and regular card game partner.

• Panisse — Social Card Playing Friends — Bruneau (Etienne Girardot)

  Social companion and regular card game partner.

• Panisse — Social Card Playing Friends — Cesar (Wallace Beery)

  Longtime friends who bond over regular card games at the tavern.

• Panisse — Romantic Related — Madelon (Maureen O'Sullivan)

  A marriage of convenience that evolves into genuine familial devotion.

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More characters from Port of Seven Seas

• Madelon (Maureen O'Sullivan)
• Marius (John Beal)
• Claudine (Cora Witherspoon)
• Honorine (Jessie Ralph)
• Cesar (Wallace Beery)
• Uncle Elzear (Henry Hull)
• Bruneau (Etienne Girardot)
• Organ Grinder (George Humbert)
• Captain Escartefigue (E. Alyn Warren)
• Arab Rug Dealer (Jerry Colonna)
• Customer (Doris Lloyd)
• Bird Seller (Fred Malatesta)