The Decks Ran Red
| The Decks Ran Red | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Andrew L. Stone |
| Produced by | Andrew L. Stone Virginia L. Stone |
| Written by | Andrew L. Stone |
| Starring | James Mason Dorothy Dandridge Broderick Crawford Stuart Whitman |
| Cinematography | Meredith M. Nicholson |
| Editing by | Virginia L. Stone |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | October 10, 1958 (U.S.) |
| Running time | 84 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Decks Ran Red (also called Infamy) is a 1958 M-G-M sea-going suspense drama based on the book Infamy at Sea, and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The feature starred, James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford, and Stuart Whitman.
The film received generally poor reviews, but received wide viewership for Dororthy Dandridge's role. Filming took place in southern California aboard the Chios, Greece-registered SS IGOR (originally the SS PHILIP C. SHERA), a World War II Liberty Ship owned by the Los and Pezas shipowning families.
[edit] Plot
Edwin Rumill (James Mason) is the former first mate of a luxury ocean liner who jumps at the opportunity to take full command of a vessel. Unfortunately, the New Zealand-harbored SS Berwind isn't exactly the luxury ocean liner he dreamed of commanding—it is a utilitarian freighter whose captain has recently died. His crew is also a disappointment, often ill-tempered with their own plans for the ship's fate: two members of the crew, Leroy Martin (Stuart Whitman) and Henry Scott (Broderick Crawford) have concoted a scheme to murder the ship's crew and Rumill and sell the ship for salvage to the highest bidder, expecting to earn around a million dollars. Rumill is faced with the task of rallying the ships crew to overtake Martin and Scott, a task made even more difficult because of Mahia (Dorothy Dandridge) - the cook's wife—who makes everyone uncomfortable with her overly flirtatious nature.
[edit] Featured cast
- James Mason as Capt. Edwin Rummill SS Berwind
- Dorothy Dandridge as Mahia, Wife of Pete the Cook
- Broderick Crawford as Henry Scott, Oiler SS Berwind/Mutiny perpetrator
- Stuart Whitman as Major Ian Bone Leroy Martin, Scott's Accomplice
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