Meurtres à bord (1953)
Quelques mois après avoir perdu son père, Ruth Stanton rencontre et épouse à l'insu de ses proches le séduisant John Bowman. Pour leur voyage de noces, le jeune couple monte sur un luxueux paquebot. Avant le départ, Bowman se rend régler l'enregistrement des bagages et donne rendez-vous à sa femme au bar du navire. Puis, il disparaît. La jeune Ruth Stanton a beau affirmer à l'équipage qu'elle est l'épouse de John Bowman, ce nom n'apparaît pas sur la liste des passagers où la jeune femme est d'ailleurs inscrite sous le nom de Mlle Stanton. Sur un ordre du capitaine, le Dr Paul Manning surveille de près Mlle Stanton qui semble désorientée. Un soir, John Bowman téléphone à la cabine de Ruth et l'enjoint d'être prudente, qu'ils sont tous deux en danger et qu'il tentera de lui donner un rendez-vous nocturne dès qu'il sera assuré qu'ils peuvent se revoir sans danger dans un coin retiré du navire...
Directeur:
Joseph M. Newman
écrivain:
Leo Townsend
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Jeanne Crain as Ruth Stanton Bowman |
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Michael Rennie as Dr. Paul Manning |
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Max Showalter as Jim Logan |
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Carl Betz as John Bowman |
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Mary Anderson as Anna Quinn |
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Marjorie Hoshelle as Kay Prentiss |
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Willis Bouchey as Capt. Peters |
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Yvonne Peattie as Miss Bridges |
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Robert Adler as Bartender (uncredited) |
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Stanley Andrews as Ship's Pilot (uncredited) |
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Madge Blake as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Paul Bradley as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Harry Carter as Pool Attendant (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Anthony Jochim as Baggage Steward (uncredited) |
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Kenner G. Kemp as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Mike Lally as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Carl M. Leviness as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Karl Ludwig Lindt as Foreigner (uncredited) |
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Adrienne Marden as Telephone Operator (uncredited) |
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Thomas Martin as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Frank McLure as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Hans Moebus as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Leoda Richards as Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
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Harry Seymour as Steward (uncredited) |
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Charles Tannen as Wine Steward (uncredited) |
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William Tannen as Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
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Gayne Whitman as Purser (uncredited) |
| Directing | Joseph M. Newman | Director |
| Writing | Leo Townsend | Screenplay |
| Production | Robert Bassler | Producer |
| Camera | Joseph LaShelle | Director of Photography |
| Editing | William Reynolds | Editor |
| Art | Maurice Ransford | Art Direction |
| Art | Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Art | Al Orenbach | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Music Director |
| Visual Effects | Ray Kellogg | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Winston H. Leverett | Sound |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |
| Directing | Arthur Lueker | Assistant Director |
| Crew | John Dickson Carr | Radio Play |
| Directing | Jerry Braun | Second Assistant Director |
| Camera | Anthony Ugrin | Still Photographer |
| Art | M. Duke Abrahams | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esperanza Corona | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernie Parks | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Harry Maret | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles LeMaire | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Writing | John Dickson Carr | Original Story |
| Production | William Maybery | Casting |
| Production | Charles Hall | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Abe Steinberg | Assistant Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ed Ware | Wardrobe Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carey Cline | Wardrobe Master |
| Crew | Hugo Friedhofer | Additional Music |
| Crew | Sol Kaplan | Additional Music |
| Crew | Alfred Newman | Additional Music |
| Sound | Paul Shure | Musician |
| Sound | Urban Thielmann | Musician |
| Directing | Kathleen Fagan | Script Supervisor |