The Ghost Ship (1943)
- Starring:
- Richard Dix, Russell Wade, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mark Robson
Synopsis of The Ghost Ship
RKO horror producer Val Lewton dished up seven reels of brooding psychological terror with The Ghost Ship. Richard Dix stars as the ship's captain, a tortured soul who teeters on the verge of madness. Seaman Russell Wade notices the captain's deterioration, but his warnings are dismissed by the crew. Captain Dix completely goes over the edge, sadistically playing a game of cat and mouse with the luckless Wade--and endangering the lives of everyone on board. While the viewer may notice that Ghost Ship closely resembles the Jack London tale The Sea Wolf, playwrights Samuel R. Golding and Norbert Faulkner felt that the film was too close for comfort to an unproduced play of their own. The writers sued RKO, forcing the studio to withdraw Ghost Ship from theatres and prohibiting future TV showings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Ghost Ship
- Richard Dix - Captain
- Edith Barrett - Ellen
- Ben Bard - Bowns
- Edmund Glover - Jacob Winslow
- Steve Winston - Ausman
- Charles Lung - Jim
- Paul Marion - Peter
- Boyd Davis - Roberts
- Charles Norton - German Sailor
- Charles Regan - Crew Member
- Michael Lally - Crew Member
- Robert Bice - Raphael
- Eddie Borden - Crew Member
- Harry Clay - McCall
- Russell Wade - Tom Merriam
- Lawrence Tierney - Louie
- Skelton Knaggs - Finn
- Tom Burton - Benson
- Dewey Robinson - Boats
- George de Normand - John
- Sir Lancelot - Billy Radd
- Joss Ackland
- Shirley O'Hara Krims - Silhouette Girl
- Norman Mayes - Carriage Driver
- Herb Vigran - Chief Engineer
- Nolan Leary - Stenographer
- Bob Stevenson - German Sailor
- Alec Craig - Blind Beggar
- Director(s):
- Mark Robson
- Writer(s):
- Donald Henderson Clarke
- Producer(s):
- Val Lewton
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