The Ship That Died (1938)
10m
Running Time
February 19, 1938Release Date
The Ship That Died (1938)
10m
Running Time
February 19, 1938Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered at sea, in December 1872, devoid - for no discernible reason - of crew, passengers and captain. At "the famed nautical court of Gibraltar", investigators propose three hypotheses.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Nesbitt
Narrator
Leonard Penn
Rescue Ship Crewman
Rhea Mitchell
Passenger on Marie Celeste
Harry Allen
Bos'n of Rescue Ship
Jacques Tourneur
Director
George Sayer
Writer
Edward Kilroy
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lester White
Cinematographer
Claude King
Chief Officer of Ship Inquiry Board (uncredited)
Lee Prather
Undetermined Secondary Role
Richard Alexander
Crewman of Marie Celeste
Frank Shannon
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Crewman of Mary Celeste (uncredited)
Francis X. Bushman Jr.
Minor Role
Harry Tenbrook
Crewman of Rescue Ship (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Board of Inquiry Member (uncredited)
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The Ship That Died is a 1938 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur for MGM. Written by George Sayer and featuring John Nesbitt, Leonard Penn, and Rhea Mitchell, it presents dramatisations of a range of theories (mutiny, fear of explosion due to alcohol fumes, and the supernatural) of the ship Mary Celeste.