Hell's Cargo

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Hell's Cargo
Hell's Cargo.jpg
American release poster
Directed byHarold Huth
Written by
Produced byWalter C. Mycroft
Starring
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Edited by
Production
company
Distributed byAssociated British Film Distributors
Release date
16 November 1939
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Hell's Cargo is a 1939 British adventure film directed by Harold Huth and starring Walter Rilla, Kim Peacock and Robert Newton.[1]

It was made at Elstree Studios.[2] The film is a remake of the 1938 French hit Alert in the Mediterranean. Kim Peacock reprised his role as a Royal Navy Commodore from the earlier film. On its release in the United States it was retitled as Dangerous Cargo at the request of the Hays Office.

Cast[]

References[]

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Wood p.100

Bibliography[]

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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