Warned that it is haunted, a skeptical young couple buy a rundown yacht and fix it up to be their home-on-the-sea, only to slowly realize that it really is haunted.
Production
Real ship locations give claustrophobic authenticity.
Acting
Hazel Court elevates every scene she's in.
Writing
Tight mystery structure — Agatha Christie at sea.
Director
Vernon Sewell
Dermot Walsh
Guy Thornton
Hazel Court
Margaret Thornton
Joss Ambler
Yacht Port Manager
Hugh Burden
Dr. Fawcett
Mignon O'Doherty
Mrs. Manley
Hugh Latimer
Peter
John Robinson
Prof. Martineau / Mansel
Joss Ackland
Ron, 2nd Fisherman
Patricia Owens
Party Girl (Joyce)
Melissa Stribling
Party Girl (Vera)
Ian Carmichael
Bernard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Vernon Sewell made this twice: a 1939 short film version, then this 1952 feature with expanded plot.
Hazel Court became Hammer Horror royalty shortly after this — this is her ghost origin story.
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