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One Lone Girl in a Sea-World of Violent Men
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.Read moreLess
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.
The story
James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.
Cast & crew
Trevor HowardJames Prothero
Elsa MartinelliManuela Hunt
Pedro ArmendárizMario Constanza
Donald PleasenceEvans
Jack MacGowranTommy
Warren MitchellMoss
Christopher LeeVoice (voice)
Roger DelgadoStrangerExplore the crew
- Director
- Guy Hamilton
- Writer
- Ivan Foxwell
- Writer
- Guy Hamilton
- Screenplay
- William Woods
- Director of Photography
- Otto Heller
- Editor
- Alan Osbiston
- Original Music Composer
- William Alwyn
- Producer
- Ivan Foxwell