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Desperate Cargo

19411.0 / 1067 min
Crime, Drama, Romance

Overview

DEATH STRIKES...a mile above the Caribbean...as air piracy terrorizes the new Spanish Main!

When two showgirls decide to leave South America and head for home, they sweet talk the purser of a clipper ship into giving them berths. In the course of the voyage, a band of thieves attempts to take over the ship and make off with its cash cargo. The heroic purser has other ideas and weighs in to save the day.

Cast

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Tony Bronson

Carol Hughes

Carol Hughes

Peggy Morton

Jack Mulhall

Jack Mulhall

Jim Halsey

Julie Duncan

Julie Duncan

Ann Howard

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Carter

Kenneth Harlan

Kenneth Harlan

Capt. Hank MacFarland

Richard Clarke

Richard Clarke

Ryan - Henchman

Johnstone White

Johnstone White

Madden - Valet / Henchman

Paul Bryar

Paul Bryar

Desser - Henchman

Thornton Edwards

Thornton Edwards

Manuelo

Don Forrest

Don Forrest

Navigator Williams

Loretta Russell

Loretta Russell

Mrs. Pettingill

Rick Vallin

Rick Vallin

Stevens - Radioman

Harry Depp

Harry Depp

Crouse - Small Male Passenger

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Anderson - Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Lita Cortez

Lita Cortez

Señorita Paquita (uncredited)

Rod De Medici

Rod De Medici

Minor Role (uncredited)

Paul Ellis

Paul Ellis

Henchman (uncredited)

Elias Gamboa

Elias Gamboa

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Frank Hagney

Butch - the Bouncer (uncredited)

Jack Hendricks

Jack Hendricks

Henchman (uncredited)

José Luis Pérez

José Luis Pérez

José - Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)

José Luis Tortosa

José Luis Tortosa

Minor Role (uncredited)

Blanca Vischer

Blanca Vischer

Señorita Maria (uncredited)

Crew

William Beaudine

William Beaudine

Director

Eustace L. Adams

Eustace L. Adams

Story

Morgan Cox

Morgan Cox

Screenplay

John T. Coyle

John T. Coyle

Screenplay

George R. Batcheller Jr.

George R. Batcheller Jr.

Executive In Charge Of Production

Bert Sternbach

Bert Sternbach

Assistant Director

Jack Greenhalgh

Jack Greenhalgh

Director of Photography

R. Dale Butts

R. Dale Butts

Original Music Composer

John T. Coyle

John T. Coyle

Producer

Vin Taylor

Vin Taylor

Set Decoration

Corson Jowett

Corson Jowett

Sound Engineer

Guy V. Thayer Jr.

Guy V. Thayer Jr.

Editor

Bert Sternbach

Bert Sternbach

Production Manager

Eugene Joseff

Eugene Joseff

Costume Design