

Sealed Cargo
1951-05-19 · 90 min · ★ 6.5
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
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Dana AndrewsPat Bannon
Carla BalendaMargaret McLean
Claude RainsCapt. Henrik Skalder
Philip DornKonrad
Onslow StevensCmdr. James McLean
Skip HomeierSteve
Eric FeldaryHolger
J.M. KerriganSkipper Ben
Arthur ShieldsKevin Dolan
Morgan FarleyCaleb
Whit BissellSchuster
Steve ForrestHoltz
Lee MacGregorFlight Lt. CameronTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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