Sealed Cargo (1951): Cast & Plot
Sealed Cargo is a 1951 war drama directed by Alfred L. Werker, starring Dana Andrews as Pat Bannon, Onslow Stevens and Carla Balenda. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 30m (90 min)
- Director
- Alfred L. Werker
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Sealed Cargo About?
The premise of Sealed Cargo without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A Newfoundland fishing boat rescues a wrecked Danish sailing vessel and brings it to a coastal village. The captain soon discovers the “salvaged” ship is a U‑boat supply carrier loaded with torpedoes. He, his crew and villagers devise a plan to destroy the ship and any enemy submarines that come, recalling Edmund Gilligan’s novel “The Gaunt Woman.”
Sealed Cargo Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- boat
- deception
- damsel in distress
- hidden cargo
- year 1943
- nova scotia canada
- traitor
- danish schooner
- treachery
- u boat supply ship
- german submarine
- german agent
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- nazi sailor
- cigarette smoking
- reprisal
- retribution
- trick
- stock footage
- false wall in ship hull
- the grand banks
- 1940s
- enemy agent
- german officer
- female hostage
- resupply mission
- fishing trawler
- fisherman
- gloucester massachusetts
- fishing boat
- boat captain
- danish man
- impostor
- sabotage of radio
- square rigger
- ship caught in a storm
- schooner
- rum
- enemy sabotage
- atlantic halibut
- father daughter reunion
- secret panel
- torpedo
- float plane
- church
- ambush
- shootout
- sinking submarine
- time bomb
- explosion
- fascist spies
Sealed Cargo Cast & Characters
Dana Andrews leads the cast as Pat Bannon, with Onslow Stevens as Cmdr. James McLean and Carla Balenda as Margaret McLean. Directed by Alfred L. Werker; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Alfred L. Werker
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Dana Andrews as Pat Bannon - Onslow Stevens as Cmdr. James McLean
- Carla Balenda as Margaret McLean
- Philip Dorn as Konrad
Also Starring in Sealed Cargo
· 10 more- Eric Feldary Holger
- Claude Rains Capt. Henrik Skalder
- Whit Bissell Schuster
- Arthur Shields Kevin Dolan
- Steve Forrest Holtz
- J.M. Kerrigan Skipper Ben
- Skip Homeier Steve
- Morgan Farley Caleb
- Robert Boon Sailor
- Lee MacGregor Flight Lt. Cameron
More from Alfred L. Werker
More films directed by Alfred L. Werker: The Young Don’t Cry, Rebel in Town, At Gunpoint and Three Hours to Kill.
Sealed Cargo Plot Summary
What happens in Sealed Cargo from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 1943, amid the Battle of the Atlantic, Captain Pat Bannon, Dana Andrews of the fishing trawler Daniel Webster, returns to his home port of Gloucester, Massachusetts, unloading his catch. He reluctantly agrees to transport Margaret McLean, Carla Balenda, to Trabo, a small community in Newfoundland. Shorthanded, he hires Danish sailor Konrad, Philip Dorn, and the Daniel Webster sails for the Grand Banks. Once at sea, another Dane, Holger, Eric Feldary, reports that the radio has been sabotaged. As Bannon knows all the crew well except for Konrad and Holger, he suspects one of them or even Margaret of being a German agent.
Full summary
The whole story of Sealed Cargo, scene by scene
Sealed Cargo Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Sealed Cargo.
How Well Do You Know Sealed Cargo?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of Captain Pat Bannon's fishing trawler?
Sealed Cargo Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Spökskeppet” and “Det mystiske skib fra Danmark”.
- Also known as
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- Spökskeppet
- Det mystiske skib fra Danmark
- Cargamento blindado
- O Corsário Maldito
- L'équipage fantôme
- Carregament tancat
- Il vascello misterioso
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Sealed Cargo FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Sealed Cargo, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Sealed Cargo?
Sealed Cargo runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).
When was Sealed Cargo released?
Sealed Cargo was released on May 19, 1951.
Who directed Sealed Cargo?
Sealed Cargo was directed by Alfred L. Werker.
More films by Alfred L. Werker Who is in the cast of Sealed Cargo?
Sealed Cargo stars Dana Andrews as Pat Bannon, Onslow Stevens as Cmdr. James McLean and Carla Balenda as Margaret McLean, among 14 credited actors.
Does Sealed Cargo have a post-credit scene?
No. Sealed Cargo has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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