Strange sea melodrama has a rum-running ship becalmed, out of fresh water, and sinking fast. To top it off, the captain and mate have been swept overboard in a storm, leaving bo'sun Hale in command of a mutinous and desperate crew. Suddenly, stowaway Bellamy emerges and informs the crew
that all the casks they thought were full of sherry hold fresh water, foisted on them by a crooked island trader. Using vaguely supernatural powers, he saves the ship and turns its crew of cutthroats into a nice bunch of guys. Then he disappears as mysteriously as he appeared. Hale is magnificent
as a big Swede, and the first part of the picture is a tense atmospheric thriller, but ...
Released:
1933
Rated:
NR
Length:
69 mins