STRANGE CARGO (1929) Lee Patrick, June Nash & George Barraud | Mystery | B&W | Vintage Cinema

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Strange Cargo is a 1929 American mystery film directed by Arthur Gregor and starring Lee Patrick, June Nash and George Barraud. It was the first full "All-Talking" sound film produced by Pathé Exchange, shortly afterwards to be merged into the major studio RKO Pictures. A separate silent version was also produced for theaters that had not yet been wired for sound

It was based on a play called The Missing Man, with the adaptation worked on by an uncredited Paul Bern. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward C. Jewell. It received a good critical reception following its Los Angeles premiere.

Synopsis

On board a yacht sailing from India to Britain, the owner of the vessel is murdered by one of the passengers.

Cast & Crew

Lee Patrick as Diana Foster
June Nash as Ruth
George Barraud as Bruce Lloyd
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew as Sir Richard Barclay
Russell Gleason as Hungerford
Frank Reicher as Dr. Stecker
Claude King as Yacht Captain
Ned Sparks as Yacht First Mate
Josephine Brown as Mrs. Townsend
Chuck Hamilton as Boatswain
George Beranger as First Stranger
Otto Matieson as Second Stranger
Harry Allen as Short
Warner Richmond as Neil Stoker

Release Date: March 21, 1929
Director: Arthur Gregor
Writers: Benjamin Glazer, Horace Jackson, John W. Krafft, Melchior Lengyel
Producer: Benjamin Glazer
Cinematography: Arthur C. Miller
Editors: Jack Ogilvie, Paul Weatherwax
Production/Distributor: Pathé Exchange
Runtime: 75 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English