Höllenfahrt (1960)

Höllenfahrt: Directed by Andrew L. Stone. With Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, George Sanders, Edmond O’Brien. After a boiler explosion aboard an aging ocean liner, a man struggles to free his injured wife from the wreckage of their cabin and ensure the safety of their four-year-old daughter as the ship begins to sink.

“After a fire in the engine room, u0026quot;Claridonu0026quot; luxury liner captain George Sanders (as Robert Adams), in true disaster movie form, orders engineer Edmond Ou0026#39;Brien (as Walsh) his crew to make repairs without telling on-board passengers. But, when the ship suffers a subsequent explosion in its boiler room, everyone knows something has gone horribly wrong. Job-transferring from Sacramento to Tokyo, Robert Stack (as Cliff Henderson) finds beautiful blonde wife Dorothy Malone (as Laurie) pinned under some debris. Moreover, red-haired daughter Tammy Marihugh (as Jill) is left cowering on the side of their cabin, which has lost its floor.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatching Mr. Stack rescue his daughter is a highlight, even though you know how this will play out; rest assured, filmmakers werenu0026#39;t in the habit of killing off cute little girls in the beginning of 1960 movies. From then on, the story focuses on Stacku0026#39;s efforts to save Ms. Malone while passengers and crew scramble for survival. Stack and Malone must consider the possibility that she – still pinned under a steel beam – should go down with the ship. One of the first crew people willing to help the couple is presciently cast Woody Strode (as Hank Lawson). Writer/director Andrew L. Stone and his wife Virginia make u0026quot;The Last Voyageu0026quot; an exciting trip.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e******** The Last Voyage (2/19/60) Andrew L. Stone ~ Robert Stack, Dorothy Malone, Woody Strode, Edmond Ou0026#39;Brien”