The Decks Ran Red

The Decks Ran Red
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndrew L. Stone
Written byAndrew L. Stone
Produced byAndrew L. Stone
Virginia L. Stone
StarringJames Mason
Dorothy Dandridge
Broderick Crawford
Stuart Whitman
CinematographyMeredith M. Nicholson
Edited byVirginia L. Stone
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 10, 1958 (1958-10-10) (U.S.)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$593,000[1]
Box office$800,000[1]

The Decks Ran Red (also called Infamy) is a 1958 MGM American seagoing suspense drama film based on the book Infamy at Sea, and directed by Andrew L. Stone. The feature starred James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford, and Stuart Whitman.

The film received generally poor reviews, but received wide viewership for Dorothy Dandridge's role. Filming took place in southern California aboard the Chios, Greece-registered SS Igor (originally the Philip C. Shera), a World War II Liberty Ship owned by the Los and Pezas shipowning families.

  1. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.