
Film
Desperate Cargo
1941 · 1h 7m · Crime · Drama · Romance
DEATH STRIKES...a mile above the Caribbean...as air piracy terrorizes the new Spanish Main!
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Overview
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.
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Cast

Ralph Byrd
Tony Bronson

Carol Hughes
Peggy Morton

Jack Mulhall
Jim Halsey

Julie Duncan
Ann Howard

I. Stanford Jolley
Carter

Kenneth Harlan
Capt. Hank MacFarland

Richard Clarke
Ryan - Henchman
Johnstone White
Madden - Valet / Henchman

Paul Bryar
Desser - Henchman
Thornton Edwards
Manuelo
Don Forrest
Navigator Williams

Loretta Russell
Mrs. Pettingill

Rick Vallin
Stevens - Radioman

Harry Depp
Crouse - Small Male Passenger

Don Brodie
Anderson - Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Lita Cortez
Señorita Paquita (uncredited)
Crew
- William BeaudineDirector
- Morgan CoxScreenplay
- John T. CoyleScreenplay · Producer
- Eustace L. AdamsStory
- Jack GreenhalghDirector of Photography
- R. Dale ButtsOriginal Music Composer
- Guy V. Thayer Jr.Editor
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 4, 1941
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
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