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Overview

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6.7/10   1,014 votes
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Director:
Mark Robson
Writers:
Donald Henderson Clarke (screenplay)
Leo Mittler (story)
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Release Date:
27 July 1944 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
MYSTERY TERROR! (original print ad - all caps)
Plot:
Tom Merriam signs on the ship Altair as third officer under Captain Stone. At first things look good... more | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
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Underrated Lewton more (43 total)

Cast

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Richard Dix ... Captain Will Stone
Russell Wade ... Tom Merriam, 3rd Officer
Edith Barrett ... Ellen Roberts
Ben Bard ... First Officer Bowns
Edmund Glover ... Jacob 'Sparks' Winslow, Radioman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Bice ... Raphael, the Steward (uncredited)
Eddie Borden ... Crew Member (uncredited)
John Burford ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Tom Burton ... William Benson (uncredited)
Harry Clay ... Tom McCall (uncredited)
Alec Craig ... Blind Beggar (uncredited)
Boyd Davis ... Charles Roberts, Dunhan Line Agent (uncredited)
George DeNormand ... John (uncredited)
Steve Forrest ... Sailor (uncredited)
Skelton Knaggs ... Finn, the Mute (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Sir Lancelot ... Billy Radd (uncredited)
Nolan Leary ... Stenographer (uncredited)
Charles Lung ... Long Jim (uncredited)
Paul Marion ... Peter, the Greek (uncredited)
Norman Mayes ... Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Charles Norton ... German Sailor (uncredited)
Shirley O'Hara ... Silhouette Girl (uncredited)
Russell Owen ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Charles Regan ... Crew Member (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson ... Boats (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson ... German Sailor (uncredited)
Lawrence Tierney ... Seaman Louie Parker (uncredited)
Herb Vigran ... Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Steve Winston ... Ausman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Mark Robson 
 
Writing credits
Donald Henderson Clarke (screenplay)

Leo Mittler (story)

Produced by
Val Lewton .... producer
 
Original Music by
Roy Webb 
 
Cinematography by
Nicholas Musuraca (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John Lockert 
 
Art Direction by
Albert S. D'Agostino 
Walter E. Keller 
 
Set Decoration by
Claude E. Carpenter  (as Claude Carpenter)
Darrell Silvera 
 
Costume Design by
Edward Stevenson (gowns)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ruby Rosenberg .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Francis M. Sarver .... recorded by
Terry Kellum .... sound (uncredited)
James G. Stewart .... sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Vernon L. Walker .... special effects
 
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff .... musical director
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ghost Ship (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
69 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:TV-PG | UK:A (original rating) (passed with cuts) | Finland:K-16 (1986) | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #9567) | Spain:13

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
RKO had built an expensive ship set for their 1938 production Pacific Liner (1939). Val Lewton was given instructions to come up with a film that could use the still existing set. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: One shot of the boat traveling toward camera shows the name of the boat on the bow is backwards. The backwards name reads Venture, indicating it's a shot reused from King Kong (1933) that has been horizontally flipped. more
Quotes:
Captain Will Stone: You know, there are some captains who would hold this against you. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows (2007) (TV) more

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22 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
Underrated Lewton, 14 October 2005
8/10
Author: Mike-764 (michaelnella@yahoo.com) from Flushing, NY

Tom Merriam is a third mate on the Altair, a cargo ship headed by Captain Stone, who Merriam looks to as a father figure, since Stone has the experience and the full loyalty of the crew. Merriam's opinion of his commanding officer is changed after a series of events (including the death of a mate due the captain's interference) and Merriam believes that Stone is unfit to command the ship. A hearing at the ship's port has the crew and line agent side with Stone, and Merriam is relieved of his duties as third mate. While on shore, Merriam is knocked out for trying to stop a fight, and is put back on the Altair much to his and Stone's disapproval. Stone says Merriam is now a guest on the ship, but the crew shuns him and Merriam believes that Stone is going totally insane and plans to kill Merriam, who now has to find someone to believe him before its too late. Underrated (and for a long time, unseen) classic from the Lewton-RKO 9, with above average script, camera-work, cinematography, but highlighted by probably Dix's best performance as Stone, as a man who is insane try to fool himself and those around him by acting normal. Excellent moments of suspense (especially for me when Merriam notices the lock missing from his door) make this a film one to get a hold of. Rating, 8.

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