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Desperate Cargo

4.019411h 7mNRMovieCrimeDramaRomance

When two showgirls decide to leave South America and head for home, they sweet talk the purser of a clipper ship into giving them berths. In the course of the voyage, a band of thieves attempts to take over the ship and make off with its…

DirectorWilliam Beaudine
WritersEustace L. Adams·Morgan Cox
ProducerJohn T. Coyle

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Cast · Directed by William Beaudine

RBRalph Byrd
Ralph Byrd
Tony Bronson
CHCarol Hughes
Carol Hughes
Peggy Morton
JMJack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall
Jim Halsey
JDJulie Duncan
Julie Duncan
Ann Howard
IJI. Stanford Jolley
I. Stanford Jolley
Carter
KHKenneth Harlan
Kenneth Harlan
Capt. Hank MacFarland
RCRichard Clarke
Richard Clarke
Ryan - Henchman
JW
Johnstone White
Madden - Valet / Henchman
PBPaul Bryar
Paul Bryar
Desser - Henchman
TE
Thornton Edwards
Manuelo
DF
Don Forrest
Navigator Williams
LRLoretta Russell
Loretta Russell
Mrs. Pettingill

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