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Lifeboat (1944)

January 28, 1944 (US) War, Drama • 96m

Overview

During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.

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Top Billed Cast

Mary Anderson
Mary Anderson

Alice MacKenzie

John Hodiak
John Hodiak

John Kovac

Henry Hull
Henry Hull

Charles J. Rittenhouse

Heather Angel
Heather Angel

Mrs. Higley

Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn

Stanley "Sparks" Garrett

Canada Lee
Canada Lee

Joe Spencer

William Yetter Jr.
William Yetter Jr.

Young German Sailor (uncredited)

Crew
Jo Swerling
Jo Swerling

Screenplay

Glen MacWilliams
Glen MacWilliams

Director of Photography

Maurice Ransford
Maurice Ransford

Art Direction

Thomas Little
Thomas Little

Set Decoration

James Basevi
James Basevi

Art Direction

Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce

Makeup Artist

René Hubert
René Hubert

Costume Design

Emil Newman
Emil Newman

Music Director

Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen

Visual Effects

Lyman Hallowell
Lyman Hallowell

Assistant Editor

William Goetz
William Goetz

Executive Producer

Saul Wurtzel
Saul Wurtzel

Assistant Director

Harry Jackson
Harry Jackson

Camera Operator

Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl F. Zanuck

Executive Producer

Paul Lockwood
Paul Lockwood

Camera Operator

Frank E. Hughes
Frank E. Hughes

Assistant Set Decoration

Eugen Sharin
Eugen Sharin

Dialogue Coach

Queenie Leonard
Queenie Leonard

Dialogue Coach

Edwin Hammeras
Edwin Hammeras

Special Effects

Arthur C. Miller
Arthur C. Miller

Additional Director of Photography

James Curtis Havens
James Curtis Havens

Special Effects

R.L. Hough
R.L. Hough

Production Manager

Ben Silvey
Ben Silvey

Unit Production Manager

Sam Benson
Sam Benson

Wardrobe Master

Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer

Original Music Composer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

February 8, 2026

With their transport torpedoed by a now also sunken Nazi U-boat, journalist “Porter” (Tallulah Bankhead) finds herself aboard the ship’s lifeboat afloat amidst the flotsam. She isn’t on her own for long, though, as others find her refuge and when German “Willi” (Walter Slezak) shows up that makes nine souls. They want to head to Bermuda, but nobody knows the way except, possibly, their prisoner - but they don’t want to believe him, nor surrender … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,590,000

Revenue

$1,000,000

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