Dangerous Voyage
Dangerous Voyage is a 1954 British mystery crime film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring William Lundigan, Naomi Chance and Vincent Ball. It was produced as a second feature for distribution by Anglo-Amalgamated.[1] It was shot at Merton Park Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Haslam. Location shooting took place in the English Channel and in Honfleur in France and Shoreham in Sussex. It was distributed in the United States by Lippert Pictures under the alternative title Terror Ship.
| Dangerous Voyage | |
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| Directed by | Vernon Sewell |
| Written by | Vernon Sewell Julian Ward |
| Produced by | Nat Cohen Stuart Levy William H. Williams |
| Starring | William Lundigan Naomi Chance Vincent Ball |
| Cinematography | Josef Ambor |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Muller |
| Music by | Allan Gray |
Production company | Merton Park Studios Productions |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |
Release date | 5 April 1954 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
Author Peter Duncan investigates the circumstances of a damaged yacht and its crew who are taken under tow off the English coast and the subsequent disappearance of the crew before they reach land.
The mast is somehow radioactive and although replaced a geiger counter picks up a strong signal. When they try to find the old mast on the junk heap it has gone.
Cast
- William Lundigan as Peter Duncan
- Naomi Chance as Joan Drew
- Vincent Ball as John Drew
- John Warwick as Carter
- Jean Lodge as Vivian Bolton
- Kenneth Henry as Insp. Neal
- Beresford Egan as Hartnell
- Peter Bathurst as Walton
- Richard Stewart as Sgt. French
- Stanley Van Beers as Coroner
- Hugh Morton as Inquiry Chairman
- Armand Guinle as Fourneau
- John Serret as 1st. Gendarme
- Monti DeLyle as 2nd. Gendarme
- Guy Standeven as Clerk of the Court
- Oliver Johnston as Dr. Waverley
Production
Vernon Sewell later said the film was to be on motor car racing and Sewell refused to direct it. As they had hired William Lundigan they hired a blacklisted American screenwriter to change the script to be set on Sewell's yacht. [2]
References
- Chibnall & McFarlane p.144
- Fowler, Roy (8 July 1994). "Vernon Sewell". British Entertainment History Project.
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.