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| The Ship That Died | |
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| Directed by | Jacques Tourneur |
| Written by | George Sayer |
| Starring | John Nesbitt Leonard Penn Rhea Mitchell |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Ship That Died is a 1938 American short film directed by Jacques Tourneur for MGM. Written by George Sayer and featuring John Nesbitt, Leonard Penn, and Rhea Mitchell, it presents dramatisations of a range of theories (mutiny, fear of explosion due to alcohol fumes, and the supernatural) of the ship Mary Celeste . [1]
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