Jump to content

Cargo to Capetown

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Sc2353 (talk | contribs) at 02:28, 19 July 2020 (removed Category:1950s crime drama films; added Category:1950 crime drama films using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Cargo to Capetown
Directed byEarl McEvoy
Written byLionel Houser
Produced byLionel Houser
StarringBroderick Crawford
Ellen Drew
John Ireland
CinematographyCharles Lawton
Edited byWilliam A. Lyon
(as William Lyon)
Music byGeorge Duning
(as George Dunning)
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • April 1, 1950 (1950-04-01)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cargo to Capetown is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Earl McEvoy and starring Broderick Crawford, Ellen Drew and John Ireland.[1] The film reunited the stars of All the King's Men which had been a major commercial and critical hit the previous year.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Cary Odell.

Plot

The captain (John Ireland of a rusty tanker fights his chief engineer (Broderick Crawford) for a woman (Ellen Drew) on board.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Blottner p.30

Bibliography

  • Blottner, Gene. Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962. McFarland, 2015.