Strange Cargo (1929)
1h 15m
Running Time
March 31, 1929Release Date
Plot.
On board a yacht sailing from India to Britain, the owner of the vessel is murdered by one of the passengers. (This film was produced both in full sound and silent versions, the latter for theaters that had not yet been wired for sound.)
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Cast & Crew.
Lee Patrick
Diana Foster
June Nash
Ruth
George Barraud
Bruce Lloyd
Russell Gleason
Hungerford
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
Sir Richard Barclay
Frank Reicher
Dr. Stecker
Benjamin Glazer
Director
Claude King
Yacht Captain
Media.
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Strange Cargo is a 1929 American mystery film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Lee Patrick, June Nash and George Barraud. It was the first full sound film produced by Pathé Exchange, shortly afterwards to be merged into the major studio RKO Pictures. A separate silent version was also produced for theaters that had not yet been wired for sound.It was based on a play called The Missing Man, with the adaptation worked on by an uncredited Paul Bern. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. It received a good critical reception following its Los Angeles premiere.