The Decks Ran Red | |
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Directed by | Andrew L. Stone |
Written by | Andrew L. Stone |
Produced by | Andrew L. Stone Virginia L. Stone |
Starring | James Mason Dorothy Dandridge Broderick Crawford Stuart Whitman |
Cinematography | Meredith M. Nicholson |
Edited by | Virginia L. Stone |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.