Year: 1957
Runtime: 93 mins
Language: English
Director: Guy Hamilton
James Prothero, 43, a hard‑drinking skipper of a tramp ship bound from South America to Britain, is weary of endless cargo runs. When a crew member smuggles aboard Manuela, a striking native girl, he sees in her a kindred, lost soul. Their growing love leads Prothero to neglect his duties, endangering the voyage.
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