Summaries

Captain Biff Brown owns a boat used to ferry prisoners from the mainland to Alcatraz. The police find some escape tools on his boat and, although Brown isn't involved, his contract is terminated and he goes back to tuna fishing. Brown takes his friend Sanderson to his boarding house and introduces him to his sweetheart Madge Harris and Sanderson also falls in love with her. A gang headed by Red Mason and trying to escape the country bribe Brown's engineer, Venatti, and are hiding on the boat the next time Brown and Sanderson take it out. They take over the boat but a storm is approaching...—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • engineer
  • police officer
  • fishing
  • alcatraz
  • tuna
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Dec 10, 1947
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Columbia Pictures

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 2m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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