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Irving Reis (writer)
Release Date:
30 September 1938 (USA)
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A convict who has just escaped from Alcatraz Prison takes over a passenger ship. Two of the ship's crew hatch a plot to overpower him and rescue the ship's passengers. | Add synopsis »
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Auspicious debut for energetic Robert Preston...
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Cast
(in credits order) | Gail Patrick | ... | Dale Borden |
 | Lloyd Nolan | ... | Raymond Grayson |
| Harry Carey | ... | Captain Glennan |
| J. Carrol Naish | ... | Steve Murkil |
 | Robert Preston | ... | Robert MacArthur |
 | Anthony Quinn | ... | Lou Gedney |
| Dennis Morgan | ... | First Mate Rogers (as Richard Stanley) |
| Richard Denning | ... | Harry Vay |
| Konstantin Shayne | ... | Murok |
| Eddie Marr | ... | Dave Carter |
| Emory Parnell | ... | Olaf |
 | Paul Fix | ... | 'Nails' Miller |
| Virginia Vale | ... | Dixie (as Dorothy Howe) |
| Monte Blue | ... | Officer |
| John Hart | ... | 1st Radio Operator |
| Phil Warren | ... | Radio Operator (as Philip Warren) |
| Porter Hall | ... | Matthew Talbot |
| Tom Tyler | ... | Gus Banshek |
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| Eddie Acuff | ... | Steward (uncredited) |
| George Anderson | ... | Officer #3 (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | ... | Second Officer (uncredited) |
| Nora Cecil | ... | Nora Kane (uncredited) |
| Clay Clement | ... | Fred Cateny (uncredited) |
| Virginia Dabney | ... | Bonnie Larkin (uncredited) |
| John Harmon | ... | Silver (uncredited) |
| Jack Knoche | ... | Ed Vierick (uncredited) |
| Charles McAvoy | ... | Quartermaster (uncredited) |
| Jack Norton | ... | First Officer (uncredited) |
| Ruth Rogers | ... | Girl (uncredited) |
| Buddy Roosevelt | ... | Purser (uncredited) |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | ... | Bill Lustig (uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | ... | Ship's Doctor (uncredited) |
| Harry Worth | ... | Pietr Mozda (uncredited) |
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| Robert Florey | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Irving Reis | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| William C. Thomas | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Harry Fischbeck | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Eda Warren | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Hans Dreier | |||
| A. Earl Hedrick | (as Earl Hedrick) | ||
Music Department | |||
| Gerard Carbonara | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Friedrich Hollaender | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Milan Roder | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
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- Paramount Pictures (1938) (USA) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1939) (France) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (USA) (TV)
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68 min
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Finland:(Banned) (1939)
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Robert Preston's first film.See more »
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An auspicious debut for energetic Robert Preston, this economical little B picture rises above the mundane largely because of its brisk pace and excellent performances...Preston and Lloyd Nolan (younger than I've ever seen him) are maritime radio operators relegated for a tour aboard a tramp steamer as a disciplinary action because of their penchant for wrecking cafes and bars while ashore, engaging in their violent camaradie and alpha male competition. In short, the two men are still just overgrown boys. However, when an escaped racketeer murderer and his gang pass themselves off as legitimate passengers and soon take over the ship, they both have to grow up fast or die, along with others that get in the way. The second half of the film builds a good deal of tension as the two men put their lives at risk in desperate attempts to thwart the murderous gangster, so aptly portrayed by J. Carrol Naish.