Black Waters

A mad captain poses as a cleric to murder people aboard a fogbound ship.

Cast

James Kirkwood

as Rev. Eph Kelly / Tiger Larabee

Mary Brian

as Eunice

John Loder

as Charles

Robert Ames

as Darcy

Frank Reicher

as Randall

Hallam Cooley

as Chester

Lloyd Hamilton

as Temple

Noble Johnson

as Jeelo

Ben Hendricks Sr.

as Olaf

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