john wayne as a captain of a german flagged container ship, caught in the vacum between peace time and world war two germany. he wants to deliver his crew and ship home to germany from austrailia, but must do so sans fuel, provisions and any support from fellow sea going captains. he also, on top of all that becomes a hunted ship when his second in command, murders two ship wreck survivors at an island aid station. he then truly becomes the hunted, has to make due with what he has, and can improvise. on top of that, he must deal with sharks, mutinus crew members, and being hunted by an adversary, whose real interest is lana turner....great action, character studies......kind of "red river" on the high seas.
What's great about it: john wayne as a grizzled tough as nails merchant ship captain
What's not so great: lana turner....ugh.......over rated