Movie
Desperate Cargo
Released: July 4, 1941 (1941)
Runtime: 67 minutes
Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Jack Mulhall as Jim Halsey
Age at release: 53
- Johnstone White as Madden - Valet / Henchman
Age at release: 48
- Thornton Edwards as Manuelo
Age at release: 46
- Kenneth Harlan as Capt. Hank MacFarland
Age at release: 45
- I. Stanford Jolley as Carter
Age at release: 40
- Ralph Byrd as Tony Bronson
Age at release: 32
- Carol Hughes as Peggy Morton
Age at release: 31
- Paul Bryar as Desser - Henchman
Age at release: 31
- Julie Duncan as Ann Howard
Age at release: 22
- Richard Clarke as Ryan - Henchman
Age at release: Unknown
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- Harry Depp as Crouse - Small Male Passenger
Age at release: 58
- Loretta Russell as Mrs. Pettingill
Age at release: 57
- Frank Hagney as Butch - the Bouncer (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
- José Luis Tortosa as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
- Paul Ellis as Henchman (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
- Don Brodie as Anderson - Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- Blanca Vischer as Señorita Maria (uncredited)
Age at release: 26
- Rick Vallin as Stevens - Radioman
Age at release: 21
- Don Forrest as Navigator Williams
Age at release: Unknown
- Lita Cortez as Señorita Paquita (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Rod De Medici as Minor Role (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Elias Gamboa as Cantina Patron (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Jack Hendricks as Henchman (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- José Luis Pérez as José - Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown