Strange Cargo
On board a yacht sailing from India to Britain, the owner of the vessel is murdered by one of the passengers. (This film was produced both in full sound and silent versions, the latter for theaters that had not yet been wired for sound.)
From the archive
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. This mystery picture was the first sound film by Pathé Exchange studios, and it seems to show. While a murder mystery aboard a ship might usually require a lot of dialogue, this film fills its runtime with as much talking as possible. Still, some critics viewed it as unique, and overall critical reception was positive at release. As a side note, while I view this as the highest quality version of the film I could find, it does have a watermark in the bottom right corner throughout the film. I apologize for not being able to find another copy at higher quality, but hope that it doesn't detract too much from the picture.
Why this is free to watch
Strange Cargo (1929) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. The uploader declared an explicit licence, linked in the source panel. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Benjamin Glazer
- Starring
- Lee Patrick, June Nash, George Barraud, Cosmo Kyrle Bellew, Russell Gleason, Frank Reicher, Claude King, Ned Sparks
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