The Ship That Died (1938)
This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered at sea, in December 1872, devoid - for no discernible reason - of crew, passengers and captain. At "the famed nautical court of Gibraltar", investigators propose three hypotheses.
- Date of release
- 1938-02-19
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Jacques Tourneur
Casting
- John Nesbitt — Narrator (voice)
- Leonard Penn — Rescue Ship Crewman
- Rhea Mitchell — Passenger on Mary Celeste
- Harry Allen — Bos'n of Rescue Ship
- Lee Prather — Minor Role
- Richard Alexander — Crewman of Mary Celeste
- Francis X. Bushman Jr. — Minor Role (uncredited)
- Edward Kilroy — Minor Role (uncredited)
- Claude King — Chief Officer of Ship Inquiry Board (uncredited)
- Frank Shannon — Minor Role (uncredited)
- Charles Sullivan — Crewman of Mary Celeste (uncredited)
- Harry Tenbrook — Crewman of Rescue Ship (uncredited)
Interesting facts
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 of the ship Mary Celeste.
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