The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Directed by Michael Anderson 105 mins. (1959)
Gary Cooper – Gideon Patch
A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.
Also starring Charleton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Emlyn Williams, Cecil Parker, Virginia McKenna, Alexander Knox and Richard Harris.
Charlton Heston idolised Cooper and had no problem letting him take the lead role, he was impressed that in spite of his age and declining health he was able to do some of the underwater stunts himself.Based on the novel by Hammond Innes, published in 1956. Alfred Hitchcock and screenwriter Ernest Lehman considered adapting the novel but changed their minds and worked on North By Northwest instead.
Tagline - From the great suspense best seller about the ghostship Mary Deare!