Having won the hand of Sarah from his rival. Captain Benjamin Briggs sets out to recruit a crew for his voyage on the Mary Celeste. A mad seaman seeks revenge by killing the crew and passengers in a story of the mysterious events that led to a ship without a person on board.
Trailer by The Hammer Graveyard
Production Details
Guaranteed Pictures with the famous “Q” ship “Mary B Mitchell” as Mary Celeste
Black & White 60 minutes
Filming dates: 16th July – August 1935
UK Release: 14th November 1935
Studio:
Nettlefold Studios, Walton on Thames, Surrey
On Location:
Falmouth, Cornwall
Stills from the film
Click an image for enlarged slideshow
Cast & Crew
Cast – Complete, awaiting verification
Crew – Believed complete
| SORT | CREW | NAME | CREDITED | AGE AT RELEASE | BIRTH | DEATH | AGE | CREDITS | UNCREDITED | TOTAL HAMMER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | Art Direction | J. Elder Wills | Yes | 35 | 26 Apr 1900 | 1970 | 69 | 22 | 22 | |
| a | Continuity | Tilly Day | Yes | 32 | 1903 | 1994 | 91 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| a | Director | Denison Clift | Yes | 50 | 3 May 1885 | 17 Dec 1961 | 76 | 2 | 2 | |
| a | Editor | John Seabourne Sr. | No | 45 | 1890 | 1 | 1 | |||
| a | Executive Producer | Will Hammer | No | 47 | 21 Nov 1887 | 1 Jun 1957 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| a | Musical Director | Eric Ansell | Yes | 35 | 21 Aug 1900 | 1981 | 80 | 3 | 3 | |
| a | Photography 1 | Geoffrey Faithfull | Yes | 42 | 28 Jan 1893 | 1 Dec 1979 | 86 | 1 | 1 | |
| a | Photography 2 | Eric Cross | Yes | 33 | 31 May 1902 | 1 Mar 2004 | 101 | 4 | 4 | |
| a | Scenario | Charles Larkworhy | Yes | 1 | 1 | |||||
| a | Story | Denison Clift | Yes | 50 | 3 May 1885 | 17 Dec 1961 | 76 | 2 | 2 | |
| a | Supervisor | Henry Passmore | Yes | 30 | 1905 | Aug 1987 | 82 | 4 | 4 | |
| B | CAST | Yes | ||||||||
| a | Adrian Harbens | J.Edward Pearce | Yes | 1 | 1 | |||||
| a | Andy Gilling | Gibson Gowland | Yes | 58 | 4 Jan 1877 | 9 Sep 1951 | 74 | 1 | 1 | |
| a | Anton Lorenson | Bela Lugosi | Yes | 53 | 20 Oct 1882 | 16 Aug 1956 | 73 | 1 | 1 | |
| a | Attorney General | Charles Mortimer | Yes | 50 | 22 Jun 1885 | 18 Apr 1964 | 78 | 1 | 1 | |
| a | Bison | Edmund Willard | Yes | 40 | 19 Dec 1894 | 6 Oct 1956 | 61 | 1 | 1 | |
| B | Captain Benjamin Briggs | Arthur Margetson | Yes | 38 | 27 Apr 1897 | 12 Aug 1951 | 54 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Captain Morehead | Clifford McLagen | Yes | 43 | 15 Jun 1892 | 7 Sep 1978 | 86 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Charlie Kaye | Terence de Marney | Yes | 34 | 1 Mar 1901 | 25 May 1971 | 70 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Commander Mahon | Alec Fraser | Yes | 51 | 16 Feb 1884 | 20 Jun 1956 | 72 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Horatio Sprague | Wilfed Essex | No | 1 | 1 | |||||
| c | Jack Sampson | Graham Soutten | Yes | 44 | 7 Aug 1891 | 1969 | 77 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | James Winchester | James Carew | Yes | 59 | 5 Feb 1876 | 4 Apr 1938 | 62 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Olly Deveau | Bruce Gordon | Yes | 1 | 1 | |||||
| c | Peter Tooley | Johnnie Schofield | Yes | 46 | 10 Mar 1889 | 9 Sep 1955 | 66 | 2 | 2 | |
| c | Ponta Katz | Guner Moir | Yes | 56 | 17 Apr 1879 | 12 Jun 1939 | 60 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Portunaro | Monti de Lyle | No | 35 | 19 Nov 1899 | 28 Mar 1979 | 79 | 2 | 2 | |
| c | Sailor | Lucius Blake | Yes | 45 | 1890 | 1 | 1 | |||
| c | Sailor Hoffman | Ben Welden | Yes | 34 | 12 Jun 1901 | 17 Oct 1997 | 96 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Sarah Briggs | Shirley Grey | No | 33 | 11 Apr 1902 | 12 Aug 1981 | 79 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | The Judge | J.B. Williams | Yes | 32 | 22 Oct 1903 | 1965 | 61 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Tom Goodschard | Dennis Hoey | Yes | 42 | 30 Mar 1893 | 25 Jul 1960 | 67 | 1 | 1 | |
| c | Tommy Duggan | George Mozart | Yes | 71 | 15 Feb 1864 | 10 Dec 1947 | 83 | 4 | 4 | |
| c | Volkerk Grot | Herbert Cameron | Yes | 55 | 16 Mar 1880 | 13 Mar 1967 | 86 | 1 | 1 |
Original Poster
Click to enlarge
Footnotes
The Mystery of the Mary Celeste was Bella Lugosi’s only film for Hammer.
Sarah’s sewing machine is a Singer Model 15, which was not introduced until 1895, long after the 1872 date of the story.