Desperate Cargo
“DEATH STRIKES...a mile above the Caribbean...as air piracy terrorizes the new Spanish Main!”
1941•NR•1h 7m•4.0•Released
CrimeDramaRomance
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.
Director
William Beaudine
Writer
Morgan Cox, John T. Coyle
Languages
English
Studio
PRC
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)
Production
Company
PRC
Producer
John T. Coyle
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