Dangerous Cargo
Seen it?1954 | 61 min | Crime, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Asphalt Jungle or Jackie Brown, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a shipment of gold bullion so he and his gang can steal it.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Harlow
- Susan StephenJanie Matthews
- Jack WatlingTom Matthews
- Karl StepanekPliny
- Richard PearsonNoel
- Terence AlexanderHarry
- John Le MesurierLuigi
- Ballard BerkeleyFindley
- Genine GrahamDiana
- Trevor ReidWatson
- John LongdenWorthington