Ship Captain James Mason smartly makes beautiful prisoner Patricia Medina his lady while the rest of the cargo of convicts shivers in damp cells.
Alan Ladd is a doctor who supposedly has a pardon from this wretched existence, but Mason will have none of that as he gets his vessel under-way while concomitantly questioning the verisimilitude of the various scumbags on board who claim to be "innocent". Fun escapist film with the fine acting of James Mason and pretty Patricia Medina keeping this viewer from dozing off on the couch... at least during the first time I saw it. Now, I use the movie as a sleep aid, though it's still one of my favorite adventure films. I'd be just like Captain Mason.... Captain Capitano (me) would let gorgeous Patricia move into my cabin.... including my sleeping quarters.
Excellent actor Skelton Knaggs makes an uncredited appearance during the first few minutes of the film as a convict reading a posting that lists the names of fellow convicts scheduled to be shipped to Botany Bay.
Alan Ladd is a doctor who supposedly has a pardon from this wretched existence, but Mason will have none of that as he gets his vessel under-way while concomitantly questioning the verisimilitude of the various scumbags on board who claim to be "innocent". Fun escapist film with the fine acting of James Mason and pretty Patricia Medina keeping this viewer from dozing off on the couch... at least during the first time I saw it. Now, I use the movie as a sleep aid, though it's still one of my favorite adventure films. I'd be just like Captain Mason.... Captain Capitano (me) would let gorgeous Patricia move into my cabin.... including my sleeping quarters.
Excellent actor Skelton Knaggs makes an uncredited appearance during the first few minutes of the film as a convict reading a posting that lists the names of fellow convicts scheduled to be shipped to Botany Bay.