Desperate Cargo (1941)

4.0/10 67 min Crime Drama Romance

Overview

When two showgirls decide to leave South America and head for home, they sweet talk the purser of a clipper ship into giving them berths. In the course of the voyage, a band of thieves attempts to take over the ship and make off with its cash cargo. The heroic purser has other ideas and weighs in to save the day.

Cast

Ralph Byrd

Tony Bronson

Carol Hughes

Peggy Morton

Jack Mulhall

Jim Halsey

Julie Duncan

Ann Howard

I. Stanford Jolley

Carter

Kenneth Harlan

Capt. Hank MacFarland

Richard Clarke

Ryan - Henchman

Paul Bryar

Desser - Henchman

Loretta Russell

Mrs. Pettingill

Rick Vallin

Stevens - Radioman

Harry Depp

Crouse - Small Male Passenger

Don Brodie

Anderson - Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Paul Ellis

Henchman (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Butch - the Bouncer (uncredited)

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