The Mutineers | |
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Directed by | Jean Yarbrough |
Written by | Ben Bengal Joseph Carole |
Story by | Dan Gordon |
Produced by | Sam Katzman |
Starring | Jon Hall Adele Jergens George Reeves |
Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Edited by | James Sweeney |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | April 22, 1949 (premiere) April 26, 1949 |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Mutineers is a 1949 American adventure film directed by Jean Yarbrough starring Adele Jergens, George Reeves and Jon Hall. [1] [2] It was produced by Sam Katzman for release by Columbia Pictures. The film was also known under the alternative title Pirate Ship.
It was one of several movies Jon Hall made for Sam Katzman, the others including The Prince of Thieves'. [3]
Sailor Nick Shaw investigates the murder of a ship's captain.
Filming started 27 October 1948. [4] George Reeves, who just made Jungle Jim for Katzman, co-starred. [5]
Jon Hall was an American film actor known for playing a variety of adventurous roles, as in 1937's The Hurricane, and later when contracted to Universal Pictures, including Invisible Agent and The Invisible Man's Revenge and six films he made with Maria Montez. He was also known to 1950s fans as the creator and star of the Ramar of the Jungle television series which ran from 1952 to 1954. Hall directed and starred in two 1960s sci-fi films in his later years, The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965) and The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966).
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