# Dangerous Charter

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{{Infobox film
| name           = Dangerous Charter
| image          = Dangchar.jpg
| caption        = [Film poster](/source/Film_poster)
| director       = [Robert Gottschalk](/source/Robert_Gottschalk)
| producer       = Robert Gottschalk<br>[Richard Moore](/source/Richard_Moore_(cinematographer))
| writer         = 
| screenplay     = Paul Strait
| story          = Robert Gottschalk
| based_on       = 
| starring       = Chris Warfield<br>[Sally Fraser](/source/Sally_Fraser)<br>[Chick Chandler](/source/Chick_Chandler)
| narrator       = 
| music          = Ted Dale
| cinematography = [Meredith M. Nicholson](/source/Meredith_M._Nicholson)
| editing        = [George White](/source/George_White_(film_editor))
| studio         = 
| distributor    = [Crown International Pictures](/source/Crown_International_Pictures)
| released       = {{film date|1962|9|19}}
| runtime        = 76 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Dangerous Charter''''' is a 1962 seagoing adventure film shot in five days in 1958 on and around [Santa Catalina Island. California](/source/Santa_Catalina_Island_(California)), with no studio shooting. It was directed, co-produced and co-written by [Robert Gottschalk](/source/Robert_Gottschalk) as a showcase for his [Panavision](/source/Panavision) process. The film was distributed by [Crown International Pictures](/source/Crown_International_Pictures).<ref>p. 10 ''Charter to Crown In'tl Box Office'' - Volume 80</ref>

==Plot==
Three struggling deep sea fisherman discover a luxury yacht named the ''Medusa'' that is abandoned, with the exception of a dead body found near the mast flying a flag of distress. The trio sail the ''Medusa'' into port where they hope to gain a large monetary reward under the [law of salvage](/source/law_of_salvage). The mystery deepens when it is discovered that there are no records on the ''Medusa'' and serial numbers have been removed from the ship making identification impossible.

The trio receive ownership of the ''Medusa'' and together with Marty's wife and Kick's daughter Sally hire it out as a [bareboat charter](/source/bareboat_charter) to take a passenger to [Baja California](/source/Baja_California) and the crew into danger.

==Cast==
* Chris Warfield as Marty
*[Sally Fraser](/source/Sally_Fraser) as June
* [Chick Chandler](/source/Chick_Chandler) as Kick
* Dick Foote as Dick
* [Peter Forster](/source/Peter_Forster_(actor)) as Monet
* [Wright King](/source/Wright_King) as Joe
* Carl Milletaire as Goon
* [Steve Conte](/source/Steve_Conte_(actor)) as Goon
* [John Zaremba](/source/John_Zaremba) as FBI Special Agent
* [John Pickard](/source/John_Pickard_(American_actor)) as Police Detective
* Alex Montoya as Harbor Master

==Notes==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0055887|Dangerous Charter}}
*{{Internet Archive film|id=dangerous-charter-1962-thriller-mys-adv|name=Dangerous Charter}}

Category:1962 films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Crown International Pictures films
Category:American independent films
Category:1962 thriller films
Category:1962 directorial debut films
Category:1962 independent films
Category:American seafaring films
Category:1962 crime drama films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:1962 English-language films
Category:1962 American films
Category:English-language independent films
Category:English-language crime drama films
Category:English-language thriller films

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