A nice little package of morbidity all wrapped around in gloom.
The Ghost Ship
MYSTERY TERROR!
1943 · 1h 9m · Approved
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Mark Robson
Overview
Captain Stone's newly recruited officer, Tom Merriam, idolizes his senior who treats him like a friend. But when a couple of his crew members die mysteriously, Tom starts doubting Stone's authority.
Director and cast
- Mark Robson Director
- Richard Dix as Capt. Will Stone
- Russell Wade as Tom Merriam, 3rd Officer
- Edith Barrett as Ellen Roberts
- Ben Bard as First Officer Bowns
- Edmund Glover as Jacob 'Sparks' Winslow, Radioman
- Sir Lancelot as Billy Radd (uncredited)
- Lawrence Tierney as Seaman Louie Parker (uncredited)
- Dewey Robinson Cast
- Skelton Knaggs Cast
- Paul Marion Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The least known, though far from least interesting, of producer Val Lewton's exemplary, poetic B-films.
This Val Lewton production may not scale the heights of Cat People or I Walked with a Zombie, but it has its impressive moments.
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