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.
Practical Effects
Genuine clipper ship sets feel cramped and real.
Production
Monogram Pictures squeezed every nickel on screen.
Director
William Beaudine
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
Paul Bryar
Desser - Henchman
Loretta Russell
Mrs. Pettingill
Rick Vallin
Stevens - Radioman
Harry Depp
Crouse - Small Male Passenger
Don Brodie
Anderson - Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
William 'One Shot' Beaudine directed this in literal days; he made over 350 films and reportedly never did a second take if he could help it.
The 'clipper ship thriller' briefly obsessed 1940s programmers after Pan Am's real Pacific crossings made headlines—this cashed in cheap and fast.
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