Charles Stewart, the playboy son of the 'Pilgrim' ship owner, is unexpectedly shanghaied onto his father's vessel, which is under the harsh command of Captain Thompson. When an outbreak of scurvy occurs, Stewart leads a mutiny but is quickly subdued and imprisoned. Life aboard the ship is marked by floggings and torture as tensions rise among the crew. Cast: - Alan Ladd as Charles Stewart - Brian Donlevy as Richard Henry Dana - William Bendix as First Mate Amazeen - Barry Fitzgerald as Terence O'Feenaghty - Howard Da Silva as Captain Thompson - Esther Fernández as Maria Dominguez - Albert Dekker as Brown - Luis Van Rooten as 2nd Mate Foster - Darryl Hickman as Sam Hooper - Roman Bohnen as Macklin - Ray Collins as Gordon Stewart - Theodore Newton as Hayes - Tom Powers as Bellamer - James Burke as Carrick - Frank Faylen as Hansen Runtime: 98 minutes