The Ship That Died (1938)
- Directed by
- Jacques Tourneur
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short film looks at different possible explanations for what happened to the crew of the ship Mary Celeste. It shows dramatized theories including mutiny, fear of an explosion from alcohol fumes, and supernatural causes.
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What happens
The Ship That Died is a 1938 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur for MGM. Written by George Sayer and featuring John Nesbitt, Leonard Penn, and Rhea Mitchell, it presents dramatisations of a range of theories (mutiny, fear of explosion due to alcohol fumes, and the supernatural) of the ship Mary Celeste. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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