Prison Ship is a 1945 American war drama film directed by Arthur Dreifuss and starring Nina Foch, Robert Lowery and Richard Loo.[1][2] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Set during Pacific Campaign during World War II it was released several months after VJ Day ended the conflict.
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| Directed by | Arthur Dreifuss |
| Written by | Ben Markson Josef Mischel |
| Produced by | Alexis Thurn-Taxis |
| Starring | Nina Foch Robert Lowery Richard Loo |
| Cinematography | Philip Tannura |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editA Japanese tanker carrying Allied prisoners from a Pacific island to Japan is used as a decoy to draw the attention of American submarines and lure them to their destruction. The captives launch a failed attempt to takeover the ship and in retaliation the captain orders the shooting of woman and children. Anne Graham, a British journalist, and Tom Jeffries manage to make contact with a nearby American submarine which attacks the ship and rescues the surviving passengers.
Cast
edit- Nina Foch as Anne Graham
- Robert Lowery as Tom Jeffries
- Richard Loo as Capt. Osikawa
- Ludwig Donath as Professor
- Mark Roberts as Maj. Trevor
- Barry Bernard as Jim Priestley
- Erik Rolf as Jan Van Steen
- David Hillary Hughes as Steve Huntley
- Louis Mercier as Pierre 'Frenchie' Le Blon
- Moy Ming as Chan Kwan
- Barbara Pepper as Winnie De Voe
- Tom Dillon as Submarine Captain
- Gene Garrick as U.S. Submarine Officer
- Robert B. Williams as Prisoner
- Jessie Arnold as Prisoner
- Blandine Ebinger as Prisoner
References
editBibliography
edit- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940–1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
- Shull, Michael S. . Hollywood War Films, 1937–1945: An Exhaustive Filmography of American Feature-Length Motion Pictures Relating to World War II. McFarland, 2006.
External links
edit- Prison Ship at IMDb
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