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Director:
Writers:
Denison Clift (story)
Charles Larkworthy (scenario)
Release Date:
15 October 1936 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Master of Mystery in a Masterpiece of Weird Thrills!
Plot:
During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one. | add synopsis
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Good Performance by Lugosi more (21 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bela Lugosi | ... | Anton Lorenzen | |
| Shirley Grey | ... | Sarah Briggs | |
| Arthur Margetson | ... | Capt. Benjamin Briggs | |
| Edmund Willard | ... | Toby Bilson | |
| Dennis Hoey | ... | Tom Goodschard | |
| George Mozart | ... | Tommy Duggan | |
| Johnnie Schofield | ... | Peter Tooley | |
| Gunner Moir | ... | Ponta Katz | |
| Ben Welden | ... | 'Sailor' Hoffman | |
| Clifford McLaglen | ... | Capt. Jim Morehead | |
| Bruce Gordon | ... | Olly Deveau | |
| Gibson Gowland | ... | Andy Gilling | |
| Terence de Marney | ... | Charlie Kaye | |
| Edgar Pierce | ... | Arian Harbens (as J. Edgar Pierce) | |
| Herbert Cameron | ... | Volkerk Grot |
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Also Known As:
Phantom Ship
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
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80 min | USA:62 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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USA:Approved (PCA #01357)
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Featured in Lugosi: The Forgotten King (1985) (TV) more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Mystery of the Marie Celeste (1935)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Missing Scene (mild spolier)... | paul-tait |
| Original British Version | avalard |
| Different kind of role for Bela | bobquack |
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Phantom Ship (1935)
*** (out of 4)
Hammer's first film is about the mysterious surroundings behind the legend of the Mary Celeste. This film tells one version where several suspects are looked out including a tortured man played by Bela Lugosi. I think this film gets a lot of negative reviews, which it really doesn't need. I've read reviews where people say the film fails because it doesn't shed any real light on the mystery but hey, the true story is a mystery so no one really knows what happened. The film runs a fast paced 62-minutes and the movie goes by very fast even though it's mostly a talking film. Lugosi turns in one of his best performances and thankfully he never goes over the top but instead gives an intense, psychological performance.