Desperate Cargo (1941)

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.
- Released
- 1941-07-04
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 67 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William Beaudine, Morgan Cox, John T. Coyle
- TMDB rating
- 4.0/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Ralph Byrd as Tony Bronson
- Carol Hughes as Peggy Morton
- Jack Mulhall as Jim Halsey
- Julie Duncan as Ann Howard
- I. Stanford Jolley as Carter
- Kenneth Harlan as Capt. Hank MacFarland
- Richard Clarke as Ryan - Henchman
- Johnstone White as Madden - Valet / Henchman
- Paul Bryar as Desser - Henchman
- Thornton Edwards as Manuelo
- Don Forrest as Navigator Williams
- Loretta Russell as Mrs. Pettingill