Review of The Ghost Ship

The Ghost Ship is Val Lewton's masterpiece with a cast that you would not find today.Richard Dix as the unhinged captain had me scared.You could feel the buildup in his ever increasing rage and paranoia.The scary part is that it was not overt, but covert.Mr.Skelton Knaggs as the mute Finn is the character that I liked the best.Skelton has a physical presence that resembles a skulking panther.He has a penetrating gaze that oozes mystery.I do not want to give the plot away,so I will skirt around the edges.The Ghost Ship is a wonderful suspense thriller that to me is up there with Gaslight with Charles Boyer, and the Picture of Dorian Gray with Hurd Hatfield.The Ghost Ship is an underrated unknown delicious treat for lovers of the so called B movie.The Ghost Ship is anything but a B picture.Richard Dix was fun as the Whistler,but he is downright masterful in this picture, and so is Skelton Knaggs.Take a chance and give yourself an excursion into Val Lewton's The Ghost Ship.