Ghost Ship (1952 film)

Ghost Ship
U.S. poster
Directed byVernon Sewell
Written by
  • Vernon Sewell
  • Philip Thornton (additional dialogue)
Based onplay L'Angoisse by Celia de Vilyars and Pierre Mills
Produced byHenry Geddes
(associate producer)
Starring
CinematographyStanley Grant
Edited byFrancis Beiber
Music byEric Spear
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Vernon Sewell Productions
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors
Release date
  • October 1952 (1952-10)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Ghost Ship is a 1952 British second feature[1] thriller film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Dermot Walsh and Hazel Court.[2] It was written by Sewell and Philip Thornton.[3] This was one of four attempts by Sewell to adapt and film the Pierre Mills and Celia de Vilyars Grand Guignol stage play L'Angoisse.[4]

The 2002 film of the same title is unrelated and not considered a remake.[5]

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "Ghost Ship". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Ghost Ship". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Ghost Ship 1952 | Britmovie | Home of British Films". Britmovie. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. ^ Entertain Your Brain! – Ghost Ship (2002) Review