Desperate Cargo

Desperate Cargo

Desperate Cargo

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Desperate Cargo

"DEATH STRIKES...a mile above the Caribbean...as air piracy terrorizes the new Spanish Main!"

1941

1h 7m

2.3(3 votes)

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

When two showgirls decide to leave South America and head for home, they sweet talk the purser of a clipper ship into giving them berths. In the course of the voyage, a band of thieves attempts to take over the ship and make off with its cash cargo. The heroic purser has other ideas and weighs in to save the day.

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24 members

Acting

Ralph Byrd

Tony Bronson

Ralph Byrd

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Carol Hughes

Peggy Morton

Carol Hughes

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Jack Mulhall

Jim Halsey

Jack Mulhall

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Julie Duncan

Ann Howard

Julie Duncan

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I. Stanford Jolley

Carter

I. Stanford Jolley

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Kenneth Harlan

Capt. Hank MacFarland

Kenneth Harlan

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Richard Clarke

Ryan - Henchman

Richard Clarke

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Johnstone White

Madden - Valet / Henchman

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Paul Bryar

Desser - Henchman

Paul Bryar

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Thornton Edwards

Manuelo

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Don Forrest

Navigator Williams

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Loretta Russell

Mrs. Pettingill

Loretta Russell

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Rick Vallin

Stevens - Radioman

Rick Vallin

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Harry Depp

Crouse - Small Male Passenger

Harry Depp

Acting

Don Brodie

Anderson - Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Don Brodie

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Lita Cortez

Señorita Paquita (uncredited)

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Rod De Medici

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Paul Ellis

Henchman (uncredited)

Paul Ellis

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Elias Gamboa

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

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Frank Hagney

Butch - the Bouncer (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

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Jack Hendricks

Henchman (uncredited)

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José Luis Pérez

José - Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)

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José Luis Tortosa

Minor Role (uncredited)

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Blanca Vischer

Señorita Maria (uncredited)

Blanca Vischer

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