Dangerous Crossing
Dangerous Crossing is a 1953 American film noir mystery film starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie and directed by Joseph M. Newman. Based on the 1943 play Cabin B-13 by John Dickson Carr, the story revolves around a false pretense marriage covering for a murder plot aboard a cruise vessel.
Plot
The film is set on a cruise ship sailing from New York City. Newlywed Ruth Bowman's (Jeanne Crain) husband John (Carl Betz) goes missing after they check into their cabin. Compounding her confusion, she finds that she is registered solo under her maiden name, Ruth Stanton, in a different cabin. After she talks to the captain (Willis Bouchey), he orders the ship searched but to no avail. Eventually, the crew suspect Ruth is delusional.
More details
| author | John Dickson Carr |
|---|---|
| director | Joseph M. Newman |
| editor | William Reynolds |
| genre | crime drama mystery |
| keywords | carl betz cruise ship even lock up locked in man new york city newlywed sail want warn wed |
| musicBy | Lionel Newman |
| producer | Robert Bassler |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | film noir |