Desperate Cargo
Encyclopedia
Desperate Cargo is a 1941 American film directed by William Beaudine
based on the 1937 magazine story Loot Below by Eustace Lane Adams.
Clipper
that will take them to Miami.
Tony Bronson is the new purser
for the flight. He meets New York journalist Jim Halsey when Tony interrupts the robbery of Halsey's room in their hotel. Halsey, on his way to America to then begin an assignment in the Orient is to be a passenger on the same flight. Having some money left, Halsey fixes Tony up on a double date with two entertainers who have only just been informed that the show they are to do in New York has been cancelled. They use their feminine wiles to con Tony into arranging them passage on the clipper, but Tony falls in love with one of them.
Amongst the other passengers boarding the clipper are four men who plan to hijack the aircraft in mid air, rob the plane and passengers, land the clipper in a remote area where they and their loot will be picked up, and then cover their tracks by tying up the passengers and crew and setting the clipper on fire.
William Beaudine
William Beaudine was an American film actor and director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out films in remarkable numbers and in a wide variety of genres.-Early life and career:...
based on the 1937 magazine story Loot Below by Eustace Lane Adams.
Plot
On the Caribbean island of Puerto Nueva a disparate group of characters await the Boeing 314Boeing 314
The Boeing 314 Clipper was a long-range flying boat produced by the Boeing Airplane Company between 1938 and 1941 and is comparable to the British Short S.26. One of the largest aircraft of the time, it used the massive wing of Boeing’s earlier XB-15 bomber prototype to achieve the range necessary...
Clipper
Flying boat
A flying boat is a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a float plane as it uses a purpose-designed fuselage which can float, granting the aircraft buoyancy. Flying boats may be stabilized by under-wing floats or by wing-like projections from the fuselage...
that will take them to Miami.
Tony Bronson is the new purser
Purser
The purser joined the warrant officer ranks of the Royal Navy in the early fourteenth century and existed as a Naval rank until 1852. The development of the warrant officer system began in 1040 when five English ports began furnishing warships to King Edward the Confessor in exchange for certain...
for the flight. He meets New York journalist Jim Halsey when Tony interrupts the robbery of Halsey's room in their hotel. Halsey, on his way to America to then begin an assignment in the Orient is to be a passenger on the same flight. Having some money left, Halsey fixes Tony up on a double date with two entertainers who have only just been informed that the show they are to do in New York has been cancelled. They use their feminine wiles to con Tony into arranging them passage on the clipper, but Tony falls in love with one of them.
Amongst the other passengers boarding the clipper are four men who plan to hijack the aircraft in mid air, rob the plane and passengers, land the clipper in a remote area where they and their loot will be picked up, and then cover their tracks by tying up the passengers and crew and setting the clipper on fire.
Cast
- Ralph ByrdRalph ByrdRalph Byrd was an American actor. He was most famous for playing the comic strip character Dick Tracy on screen, in serials, movies and television.-Early life and career:...
as Tony Bronson - Carol Hughes as Peggy Morton
- Jack MulhallJack MulhallJack Mulhall, born John Joseph Francis Mulhall, was a film actor since the silent film era and appeared in over 430 films....
as Jim Halsey - Julie DuncanJulie DuncanJulie Duncan was a motion picture actress specialising in short subjects and Westerns. She was a champion steeplechase rider.-External links:...
as Ann Howard - I. Stanford JolleyI. Stanford JolleyIsaac Stanford Jolley, Sr., known as I. Stanford Jolley was a prolific American character actor of film and television, primarily in western roles as cowboys, law-enforcement officers, or villains...
as Carter - Kenneth HarlanKenneth HarlanKenneth Harlan was an American leading man of the silent film era, playing mostly romantic leads or adventurer types.-Career:...
as Capt. Hank MacFarland - Richard Clarke as Henchman Ryan
- Johnstone White as Madden (valet-henchman)
- Paul Bryar as Henchman Desser
- Thornton Edwards as Manuelo
- Don Forrest as Navigator Williams
- Loretta Russell as Mrs. Pettingill (female passenger)
- Rick VallinRick VallinRick Vallin was an actor who appeared in over 150 films between 1938 and 1966.Born Eric Efron in Russia, Vallin came to America while still young. He started his Hollywood career with an uncredited part in the film Freshman Year...
as Radioman Stevens - Harry Depp as Crouse (small male passenger)