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Sealed Cargo

Play trailer Poster for Sealed Cargo Released May 19, 1951 1h 30m Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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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.

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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
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Alfred L. Werker

Director

Dana Andrews

Pat Bannon

Carla Balenda

Margaret McLean

Claude Rains

Capt. Skalder

Philip Dorn

Konrad

Warren Duff

Producer
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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
Producer
Warren Duff
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