Mystery Ship (film)

Mystery Ship
Mystery Ship
Directed by	Lew Landers
Screenplay by	David Silverstein; Houston Branch
Story by	Alex Gottlieb
Produced by	Jack Fier
Starring	Paul Kelly; Lola Lane; Larry Parks
Cinematography	L. William O'Connell
Edited by	James Sweeney
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 18, 1941;
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mystery Ship is a 1941 American spy thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Paul Kelly, Lola Lane and Larry Parks.^[2]^[3]^[4] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Synopsis

A group of arrested spies and saboteurs have been expelled from the still neutral United States. Two FBI agents are put in charge of the ship carry them overseas but face an attempted uprising to seize the vessel.

Cast

Paul Kelly as Allan Harper
Lola Lane as Patricia Marshall
Larry Parks as Tommy Baker
Trevor Bardette as Ernst Madek
Cy Kendall as Condor
Roger Imhof as Capt. Randall
Eddie Laughton as Turillo
John Tyrrell as Sam
Byron Foulger as Wasserman
Dick Curtis as Van Brock
Dwight Frye as Rader
Kenneth MacDonald as Gorman
Herbert Rawlinson as Inspector Clark
Wade Boteler as Inspector Mike O'Shea

Production

The film was one of the first Larry Parks made under his contract with Columbia. He came to the studio's attention doubling for Robert Montgomery doing tests for Here Comes Mr Jordan. Filming started 15 May 1941.^[5]

References

^ Of Local Origin New York Times August 15, 1941: 13.
^ Mystery Ship Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 9, Iss. 97, (Jan 1, 1942): 19.
^ MYSTERY SHIP (Columbia) Picture Show; London Vol. 46, Iss. 1184, (May 9, 1942): 15.
^ Fetrow p.335
^ Capra, Riskin Devise Sequel to 'John Doe': Ellen Drew in 'Our Wife' Aurora Miranda Tested Billy the Kid Rides On Parks Gets Term Pact Los Angeles Times 7 May 1941: A13.

Bibliography

Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.

External links

Mystery Ship at IMDb
Mystery Ship at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Of Local Origin New York Times August 15, 1941: 13.

[2] Mystery Ship Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 9, Iss. 97, (Jan 1, 1942): 19.

[3] MYSTERY SHIP (Columbia) Picture Show; London Vol. 46, Iss. 1184, (May 9, 1942): 15.

[4] Fetrow p.335

[5] Capra, Riskin Devise Sequel to 'John Doe': Ellen Drew in 'Our Wife' Aurora Miranda Tested Billy the Kid Rides On Parks Gets Term Pact Los Angeles Times 7 May 1941: A13.

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