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Sealed Cargo

1951-05-19 · 90 min · ★ 6.5

War · Drama

A Newfoundland fishingboat comes to the aid of a wrecked Danish sailing ship and tows it to a small village, but eventually the captain of the fishingboat realises that it's a U-boat supply ship in disguise, loaded with torpedoes. So, together with his crew and a group of villagers he sets about a plan to blow the ship as well as any U-boats that approach it. Based on the novel "The Gaunt Woman" by Edmund Gilligan.

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Directors
Alfred L. Werker
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Dana AndrewsDana AndrewsPat Bannon
Carla BalendaCarla BalendaMargaret McLean
Claude RainsClaude RainsCapt. Henrik Skalder
Philip DornPhilip DornKonrad
Onslow StevensOnslow StevensCmdr. James McLean
Skip HomeierSkip HomeierSteve
Eric FeldaryEric FeldaryHolger
J.M. KerriganJ.M. KerriganSkipper Ben
Arthur ShieldsArthur ShieldsKevin Dolan
Morgan FarleyMorgan FarleyCaleb
Whit BissellWhit BissellSchuster
Steve ForrestSteve ForrestHoltz
Robert BoonSailor
Lee MacGregorLee MacGregorFlight Lt. Cameron

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