Six men and three women - against the sea and each other.

Starring: Tallulah Bankhead, John Hodiak, Walter Slezak, William Bendix, Mary Anderson, Henry Hull, Hume Cronyn, Heather Angel, Canada Lee

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Dying together's even more personal than living together." - Connie Porter

Why watch this? You'll be very surprised by the plot twists in this early Hitchcock mystery.

Plot Summary: During World War II, survivors of a torpedoed civilian ship, including a journalist, a millionaire, and several crew members, find themselves stranded in a lifeboat. Their already desperate situation is further complicated when they rescue a German U-boat crew member from the water. As they struggle for survival, sharing limited resources and battling the elements, the disparate personalities clash.

Dad's Preview: A German U-boat torpedoes a cruise ship. Only eight survive, then a German survivor is also pulled aboard. There is much debate about what to do with (or to) the kraut, since his side launched the torpedo. This survival film (based on the famous novel by John Steinbeck) is a study in personalities, leadership and how the real side of a person comes out in a stressful situation. So which actor steals the show: Tallulah Bankhead.

20th Century Fox