The Decks Ran Red

The Decks Ran Red also called Infamy is a 1958 MGM seagoing suspense drama based on the book Infamy at Sea, and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The feature starred James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford, and Stuart Whitman.

The SS Berwind is a rusty old ship chartered by the line to meet high demand. The captain of the Berwind has died and the coroner wants an autopsy due to the suspicious circumstances of the death, which has caused several crew members to leave the ship. In need of a captain, Vic Harlan Warde and Mr. Adams Jonathan Hole meet with the White Fleet USS Mariposa First Officer, Edwin Ed Rummill James Mason and his wife Joan Katharine Bard to offer him the Berwind. Ed has applied for captain vacancies for five years but has little chance of getting one of the main ships of the line. He is warned of the recent problems by Vic, but agreesagainst the emotional pleas of his wifeto join the Berwind in New Zealand.Henry Scott Broderick Crawford and Mace David Cross work in the loud and hot engine room of the Berwind. Scott says hes upset that the Berwinds current First Officer, Mr. Moody Hank Patterson, hasnt been offered the Captains position due to his old age of 76. In fact, Scott intends to use this decision to rile the crew as he puts into action his plan of mutiny. While the ships deceased captain noted in the log that Scott is an Exemplary Seaman, Mace knows that Scott has been responsible for stirring up problems among the crew several times. ........

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