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      Sealed Cargo

      Released May 19, 1951 1h 30m Adventure List
      Reviews 40% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings During World War II, Pat Bannon (Dana Andrews) is the captain of the Daniel Webster, a fishing boat off the coast of Massachusetts. Short on men for a journey to Newfoundland, he hires Conrad (Philip Dorn), a stranded Danish sailor, to work on his ship. He also agrees to transport a woman named Margaret (Carla Balenda) to a remote Newfoundland village. But when Bannon learns that his boat's radio system has been sabotaged, he begins to suspect there may be a traitor on board. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A top-notch atmospheric wartime thriller. Rated: B+ Dec 6, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Steve D Not great, but Rains is. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/24 Full Review j f Civic-minded Gloucester fishermen thwart nazi u-boat scheme..! Harkens me back to glory days of the Bell administration, when citizens were patriots and everybody had a fresh pair of socks. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review Aldo G Another well shot film by George Diskant, and solid performances by Dana Andrews, Claude Rains and supporting cast makes this a worthwhile watch. The script misses opportunities to bolster some of the supporting cast and a MacGyver-type solution to the conclusion are its only flaws. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/23 Full Review ashley h Sealed Cargo is a disappointing film. It is about an American fishing boat that has a fateful encounter with a seriously damaged Danish schooner off of Canada's Atlantic coast in 1943. Dana Andrews and Claude Rains give terrible performances. The screenplay is badly written. Alfred L. Werker did a horrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting story (and apparently true). Dana Andrews and Claude Raines deliver good performances but the story moves very slowly. Worth watching for the interesting historical interest but not a great film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Came across on morning TV and was hooked. Atmospheric thriller with a touch of noir. Newfoundland setting is different from the norm. Has both character and action. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis During World War II, Pat Bannon (Dana Andrews) is the captain of the Daniel Webster, a fishing boat off the coast of Massachusetts. Short on men for a journey to Newfoundland, he hires Conrad (Philip Dorn), a stranded Danish sailor, to work on his ship. He also agrees to transport a woman named Margaret (Carla Balenda) to a remote Newfoundland village. But when Bannon learns that his boat's radio system has been sabotaged, he begins to suspect there may be a traitor on board.
      Director
      Alfred L. Werker
      Screenwriter
      Dale Van Every, Oliver H.P. Garrett, Thomas Fitzroy
      Production Co
      RKO Pictures
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 19, 1951, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 19, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 30m