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| The Mystery of the Mary Celeste | |
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 US release poster, where it was released as Phantom Ship | |
| Directed by | Denison Clift |
| Screenplay by | Charles Larkworthy (Scenario) |
| Story by | Denison Clift |
| Produced by | Henry Passmore |
| Starring | Béla Lugosi |
| Cinematography | |
| Edited by | John Seabourne |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £80,000[1] |
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste is a 1935 British mystery film directed by Denison Clift and starring Béla Lugosi, Shirley Grey and Arthur Margetson.[2] It is one of the early films from Hammer Film Productions.
It is based on the story of the Mary Celeste, a sailing ship that was found adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean in 1872, and is an imagined explanation of the disappearance of the crew and passengers.[3]
The version released in the United States, under the title Phantom Ship, is about eighteen minutes shorter than the original. It omits the original opening and closing sequences set in a maritime courtroom, which detail an investigation into what happened.[4] It is believed that only the shortened version survives.[5]
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- ^ "The Theatres". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 18, 420. New South Wales, Australia. 26 October 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ Paul Begg (2006). Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea. Pearson/Longman. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-4058-3621-0.
- ^ Sam Moffitt (23 June 2013). "Phantom Ship — The DVD Review". wearemoviegeeks.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Jenn Dlugos (3 July 2005). "The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935)". classic-horror.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.