Spy Ship (film)

Spy Ship
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	B. Reeves Eason
Screenplay by	Robert E. Kent
Story by	George Dyer
Starring	Craig Stevens Irene Manning Maris Wrixon Tod Andrews Peter Whitney John Maxwell
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	James Gibbon
Music by	William Lava
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	June 6, 1942 (1942-06-06)
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Spy Ship is a 1942 American Warner Bros. B picture drama film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Robert E. Kent. The film, a remake of Fog Over Frisco that was based on the short story The Five Fragments by George Dyer stars Craig Stevens, Irene Manning (playing a character based on Laura Ingalls),^[1] Maris Wrixon, Tod Andrews, Peter Whitney and John Maxwell. The film was released by Warner Bros. on June 6, 1942.^[2][3]

Plot

A radio reporter begins to suspect that a commentator at his station may be using her position to broadcast shipping information to enemy spies. With the help of the girl's sister, he sets out to expose the spy and her Nazi gang.^[4]

Cast

• Craig Stevens as Ward Prescott
• Irene Manning as Pam Mitchell
• Maris Wrixon as Sue Mitchell
• Tod Andrews as Gordon Morrel
• Peter Whitney as Zinner
• John Maxwell as Ernie Haskell
• William Forrest as Martin Oster
• Roland Drew as Nils Thorson
• George Meeker as Paul
• George Irving as Harry Mitchell
• Frank Ferguson as Burns
• Olaf Hytten as Drake
• Jack Mower as Inspector Bond
• Keye Luke as Koshimo Haru

References

1. p. 326 Shull, Michael S. & Wilt, David Edward Hollywood War Films, 1937-1945: An Exhaustive Filmography of American Feature-Length Motion Pictures Relating to World War II McFarland, 1 Jul 1996
2. "Spy Ship (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
3. Crowther, Bosley (1942-07-11). "Movie Review - Spy Ship - THE SCREEN; A Derelict". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
4. IMDB

External links

• Spy Ship at IMDb