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The Decks Ran Red: Directed by Andrew L. Stone. With James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford, Stuart Whitman. A band of dishonest seamen plan a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
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- Adventure, Crime, Drama
- Andrew L. Stone
- 1958-12-14
The Decks Ran Red (also called Infamy) is a 1958 MGM American seagoing suspense drama film based on the book Infamy at Sea, and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The feature starred James Mason , Dorothy Dandridge , Broderick Crawford , and Stuart Whitman .
A band of dishonest seamen plan a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind. During the 1950s, the American cargo ship SS Berwind, an old WW2-era Liberty Ship, is stuck in New Zealand without a captain. The captain died of an apparent heart attack but some crew members suspect foul-play.
Critically panned at the time of its release, Andrew L. Stone’s The Decks Ran Red is a fascinating mashup of elements from Cape Fear (1962), The Ghost Ship (1943), and Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) and deserves reappraisal. Apparently inspired by actual events, the film stars James Mason as Edwin Rummill, assigned his first captain post by an ...
Movie Info. The new captain (James Mason) of an old freighter suppresses a mutiny and the cook's wife (Dorothy Dandridge). Genre: Crime, Drama. Original Language:...
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- James Mason
- Andrew L. Stone
- Andrew L. Stone Productions
The Decks Ran Red (1958) #WarnerArchive #WarnerBros #TheDecksRanRed Danger and suspense sail the high seas in this nautical thriller that some commentators call uncommonly fierce for its time.
- 2 min
- 4.9K
- Warner Bros. Classics
User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. They murdered her man … and now she was at the mercy of the love-starved crew of the Berwind! Overview. A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind. Andrew L. Stone. A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.
