The Decks Ran Red

The Decks Ran Red

Infobox Film | name =The Decks Ran Red


caption = Theatrical release poster
director = Andrew L. Stone
producer = Andrew L. Stone
Virginia L. Stone
writer =Andrew L. Stone
starring =James Mason
Dorothy Dandridge
Broderick Crawford
Stuart Whitman
music =
cinematography = Meredith M. Nicholson
editing = Virginia L. Stone
distributor = Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
released = October 10, 1958 (U.S)
runtime = 84 min.
country = United States
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0051524

"The Decks Ran Red" is a 1958 MGM sea-going suspense drama based on the book "Infamy at Sea", and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The film received generally poor reviews, but received wide viewership for Dororthy Dandridge's role. Filming took place in southern California aboard the "Chios", Greece-registered "SS IGOR" (originally the "SS PHILIP C. SHERA"), a World War II Liberty Ship owned by the Los and Pezas shipowning families.

Plot

Edwin Rumill (James Mason) is the former first mate of a luxury ocean liner who jumps at the opportunity to take full command of a vessel. Unfortunately, the New Zealand-harbored SS Berwind isn't exactly the luxury ocean liner he dreamed of commanding -- it is a utilitarian freighter whose captain has recently died. His crew is also a disappointment, often ill-tempered with their own plans for the ship's fate: two members of the crew, Leroy Martin (Stuart Whitman) and Henry Scott (Broderick Crawford) have concoted a scheme to murder the ship's crew and Rumill and sell the ship for salvage to the highest bidder, expecting to earn around a million dollars. Rumill is faced with the task of rallying the ships crew to overtake Martin and Scott, a task made even more difficult because of Mahia (Dorothy Dandridge) - the cook's wife -- who makes everyone uncomfortable with her overly flirtatious nature.

Trivia

Featured first interracial kiss between Stuart Whitman and Dorothy Dandridge.

Featured cast

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