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A Ship Is Born

5.3194222mMovieDocumentaryWar

This Vitaphone 'Technicolor Special' (production number 8001) portrays the behind-the-scenes story of the building and manning, during World War Two, of the USA supply line to Victory against the Axis powers, the United States Merchant Marine service.

DirectorJean Negulesco
WriterOwen Grump

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Cast · Directed by Jean Negulesco

KMKnox Manning
Knox Manning
Narrator

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