Dangerous Crossing

Dangerous Crossing (1953)

A honeymoon aboard an ocean liner is cut short when the bride finds herself suddenly alone, and unable to convince anyone of her husband’s existence.

Date of release
1953-07-22
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (38)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Director
Joseph M. Newman

Casting

Interesting facts

Dangerous Crossing is a 1953 American mystery film starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie and directed by Joseph M. Newman. Based on the 1943 radio play Cabin B-13 by John Dickson Carr, the story revolves around newlyweds who become physically separated while on their honeymoon on an ocean liner.

Production

The radio play Cabin B-13 was very popular when broadcast in 1943 and had been adapted for TV in 1948.

Film rights were bought by 20th Century Fox, which started production in 1952 under the name Ship Story. Corinne Calvet and Gary Merrill were the original leads. Joseph M. Newman was originally meant to direct a film called The Raid but it was having casting issues and the director was under contract to the studio, so they transferred him to Ship Story.

Eventually the lead roles were assigned to Fox contract stars Jeanne Crain and Michael

Joseph Newman later recalled it was "a very low budget picture. At that time Twentieth Century Fox wanted to cut down on costs. But I think it was a good mystery. Crain and Rennie were both delightful people and pleasant to work with."

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