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Saturday, October 24, 2020

Ghost Ship (1952)

Starring Hazel Court, Dermot Walsh, Hugh Burden, John Robinson, Hugh Latimer
Directed by Vernon Sewell

(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)


A young couple invest in a yacht they want to make their home on, and ignore the warnings that it's a haunted ship, but when they experience proof there are ghosts on the ship, they turn to psychics for help. 


Don't expect any special effects or attempts to scare the audience with spectral manifestations, but that doesn't mean this isn't a worthwhile film.  The main characters had my interest and sympathy, particularly Court, who is ever charming as the young bride eager to help her husband turn the yacht into a happy home.  The film itself is more of a mystery than a thriller, as Court and Walsh slowly learn all the secrets of the yacht's former owners in flashback scenes which are well staged and directed.  This is by no means a great picture, but it is a fun diversion.  

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