Slave Ship

Jun 16, 1937

1h 32m

★ 4.5

MUTINY! and these captive lovers live a honeymoon of horror!

Overview

Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.

Genres

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Slave Ship Trailers

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Cast

Jim Lovett

Warner Baxter

Jack Thompson

Wallace Beery

Nancy Marlowe

Elizabeth Allan

Swifty

Mickey Rooney

Lefty

George Sanders

Danelo

Joseph Schildkraut

Mrs. Marlowe

Jane Darwell

Mabel

Minna Gombell

Scraps

Francis Ford

Corey

Miles Mander

Grimes

Arthur Hohl

Atkins

Billy Bevan

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