The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

95 mins | Drama, Crime | April 19, 1955

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.

The Ship That Died of Shame

95 mins | Drama, Crime | April 19, 1955

The Ship That Died of Shame
After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into is smuggling.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Ealing Studios
Original title The Ship That Died of Shame
Directors Basil Dearden
Writers John Whiting, Nicholas Monsarrat, Michael Relph, Basil Dearden

Cast

George Baker

as Bill Randall

Richard Attenborough

as George Hoskins

Bill Owen

as Birdie

Virginia McKenna

as Helen Randall

Roland Culver

as Maj. Fordyce

Bernard Lee

as Customs Officer Brewster

Ralph Truman

as Sir Richard

John Chandos

as Raines

Harold Goodwin

as Customs Officer

John Longden

as Detective

Alfie Bass

as Sailor (uncredited)

Stratford Johns

as Garage Worker (uncredited)