The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1955
Running Times: 78 mins (USA - theatrical) 91 mins (UK - theatrical)
Format: black and white 35mm
Ratio:
Sound: mono

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Ealing
Producer: Michael Relph
Production Supervisor: Hal Mason
Unit Production Manager: David Peers

SCRIPT
Script: John Whiting, Michael Relph, Basil Dearden
Story: Nicholas Monsarrat

DIRECTION
Director: Basil Dearden
Assistant Director: Chris Barry

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Gordon Dines
Camera Operator: Chic Waterson

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Peter Bezencenet

MUSIC
Music: William Alwyn
Music Performed By: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Muir Mathieson

SOUND
Sound Supervisor: Stephen Dalby
Sound Recordist: Arthur Bradburn
Sound Editor: Gordon Stone

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Harry Frampton
Wardrobe Supervisor: Anthony Mendleson

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Sydney Pearson
Special Processes: Geoffrey Dickinson

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Bernard Robinson

MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Jean Graham
Technical Adviser: Lt (E) K. Perry R.N. (Retd)
Location Liaison Officer: Cmdr R.S. Adam DSC RN (Retd)

LOCATIONS
Studio: Ealing Studios, London, England

CAST
Richard Attenborough (George Hoskins
George Baker (Bill Randall)
John Chandos (Raines)
Roland Culver (Fordyce)
Harold Goodwin (customs officer)
Stratford Johns (garage worker)
David Langton (man in bar)
Bernard Lee (customs officer)
John Longden (detective)
Virginia McKenna (Helen)
Bill Owen (Birdie)
Ralph Truman (Sir Richard)

A trio of naval war veterans buy their own old gunboat but find themselves drawn into a downward spiral of smuggling and other crimes. But the ship seems to have a will of its own and if the men won't stop their activities, it might...

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Continental

Finland
Rating: K-16

1955
April
Day Unknown: UK - theatrical release

1956
March
21: Denmark - theatrical release

August
13: Finland - theatrical release

PT Raiders - US title

MAGAZINES

Monthly Film Bulletin June 1955 p.85 (UK)
credits, synopsis, review

Variety 11 May 1956 (USA)
credits, review

BOOKS

Reference Guide to Fantastic Films p.434
credits

OTHER SOURCES

screen
credits

book into film; boats; sailors; smuggling