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15 movies and shows

Inside Llewyn Davis

Inside Llewyn Davis

Fri, 18 Oct 2013

In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.

Morituri

Morituri

Tue, 24 Aug 1965

A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS officer on board a cargo ship leaving Japan for Germany carrying a large supply of rubber for tyres. His mission is to disable the scuttling charges so the captain cannot sink the ship if they are stopped by English warships.

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Tue, 17 Nov 1959

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

Blood Alley

Blood Alley

Sat, 01 Oct 1955

An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.

Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Sun, 01 Mar 1959

In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.

Johnny Angel

Johnny Angel

Thu, 25 Oct 1945

George Raft plays a sailor who sets out to solve his father's mysterious death.

The Navy Comes Through

The Navy Comes Through

Fri, 30 Oct 1942

A U.S. Navy crew aboard a merchant marine ship battle Nazis.

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Thu, 28 Sep 1950

An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her dreams of what life should be.

In the White City

In the White City

Fri, 11 Mar 1983

Fed up with the sea, Paul, a Swiss mechanic working in the noisy bowels of a merchant ship, lands in Lisbon.

Back from the Front

Back from the Front

Fri, 28 May 1943

The Stooges join the war effort by enlisting at Merchant Marines. While aboard, they have a brief run-in with (a secret German Nazi officer) Lt. Dungen (Vernon Dent), and then mistake a torpedo for a beached whale. Moe says they have to kill it, and it promptly explodes. After being lost at sea for several days, they come across the SS Schicklgruber and climb aboard. Now with fully grown beards, they come across Lt. Dungen again, who does not recognize them. After realizing they are on a German war ship they eventually overtake the crew and toss them overboard.

The Glass Menagerie

The Glass Menagerie

Thu, 08 Dec 1966

An aging Southern Belle makes life horrible for her ambitious son and crippled daughter because of her dreams of what life should be.

Sailor's Holiday

Sailor's Holiday

Thu, 24 Feb 1944

In this comedy, three merchant marines get into all kinds of trouble. Two of the salts have just broken off their engagements after meeting other, more desirable women.

French Leave

French Leave

Sat, 10 Apr 1948

Merchant seaman Skitch Kilroy (Jackie Cooper) and "Pappy" Reagan (Jackie Coogan)arrive in Marseilles, eager to resume their combative rivalry for Mimi. But they are ordered by their skipper Muldoon (Ralph Sanford) to remain on board and guard against theft of foodstuffs by a black market gang.

The Shadow Line

The Shadow Line

Wed, 29 Aug 1973

Story of a young, inexperienced ship captain named Marlow, who struggles in solitude during the voyage with disease, insubordinate crew and vagaries of weather.