''Dangerous Charter'' is a 1962 seagoing adventure film shot in five days in 1958 on and around Santa Catalina Island. California, with no studio shooting. It was directed, co-produced and co-written by Robert Gottschalk as a showcase for his Panavision process. The film was distributed by

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Plot

Three struggling deep sea fisherman discover a luxury yacht named the ''Medusa'' that is abandoned, with the exception of a dead body found near the mast flying a flag of distress. The trio sail the ''Medusa'' into port where they hope to gain a large monetary reward under the

law of salvage Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

. The mystery deepens when it is discovered that there are no records on the ''Medusa'' and serial numbers have been removed from the ship making identification impossible. The trio receive ownership of the ''Medusa'' and together with Marty's wife and Kick's daughter Sally hire it out as a

bareboat charter A bareboat charter or demise charter is an arrangement for the chartering or hiring of a ship or boat, whereby no crew or provisions are included as part of the agreement; instead, the people who rent the vessel from the owner are responsible f ...

to take a passenger to Baja California and the crew into danger.

Cast

* Chris Warfield as Marty *

Sally Fraser Sally Fraser (December 12, 1932 – January 13, 2019) was an American actress who appeared on television and in numerous films. She became best known for appearing in low-budget science fiction films of the 1950s. Biography Spotted after singin ...

as June *

Chick Chandler Fehmer Christy "Chick" Chandler (January 18, 1905 – September 30, 1988) was an American film character actor who appeared in more than 130 films from 1925 through the mid-1950s. Chandler was known for his starring role as Toubo Smith in ...

as Kick * Dick Foote as Dick * Peter Forster as Monet *

Wright King Wright Thornburgh King (January 11, 1923 – November 25, 2018) was an American stage, film and television actor whose career lasted for over forty years.1930 US Federal Census for Wright T. King, retrieved froAncestry.com/ref>1940 US Federal Cen ...

as Joe * Carl Milletaire as Goon *

Steve Conte Steve Conte is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist, music producer, and lead singer of the band Steve Conte NYC. He has worked with Japanese composer Yoko Kanno on a variety of anime soundtracks including ''Wolf's Rain'', '' Cowboy Bebo ...

as Goon *

John Zaremba John Zaremba (October 22, 1908 – December 15, 1986) was an American actor most noted for supporting roles on science fiction films and television series. The Chicago-born Zaremba was a journalist for the ''Grand Rapids Press'' and ''Chicago T ...

as FBI Special Agent * John Pickard as Police Detective * Alex Montoya as Harbor Master

Notes

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0055887, Dangerous Charter 1962 films American black-and-white films Crown International Pictures films American independent films 1960s thriller films 1962 directorial debut films 1962 independent films Seafaring films 1962 crime drama films American crime drama films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films