Dangerous Crossing (Fox Film Noir)
Rating: 
- Film Noir, Mystery
Fairly decent plot, with some level of mystery, probably a "B" movie.Nonetheless, I enjoyed the movie.If you enjoy film noir, I'd recommend this film.It might be worth seeing because Michael Rennie of "The Day the World Stood Still" starred in the movie.
Rating: - Fun Film Noir Thriller
I had never seen this film noir.I liked it because it draws you into the mystery.A new bride along with her husband are going on a cruise for their honeymoon. He leaves her in her cabin to "check" on something and promptly disappears.When upset bride, Jeanne Crain goes to check on her missing husband she returns to her cabin to find it's not her cabin at all!It's enough to drive a new bride crazy.Is she?We know what happened because we just saw it.Why won't anybody believe her? What's going on? After awhile it becomes fun to try to work out the mystery.It's kind of like "Gaslight" on a ship.
Rating: 
- A Hidden Gem
After a whirlwind romance, a couple set sail on the "Monrovia" for their dream honeymoon.But no bliss ensues. Hubby Carl Betz (the dad on the "Donna Reed Show"), vanishes after a trip to the Bursar's office. The frantic new bride (Jeanne Crain) is understandably beside herself! An overwrought Crain looks high and low but receives scant assistance from a polite, though skeptical crew. No one saw Betz! JC has no record of any marriage- Betz had all their papers. Viewers know all along that Crain is right but who will believe her?There are some great noir touches: those gloomy, misty nighttime decks, dark corners, dreary corridors and that moaning foghorn. There is a spooky trip to the baggage room and that creepy old man who keeps turning up. A good review won't give a resolution but just maybe that good girl Crain will land on her feet. Maybe! The bottom line is that "Dangerous Crossing" is very well done.DC is fast moving with no wasted movement. The small screen, black and white format adds to the tension. Ms. Crain is very good in the lead. She was certainly an attractive woman. Michael Rennie shines as the ship's doctor and the one supportive crew member. Honorable mention goes to veteran character actor Willis Bouchey as the ship's skipper. Many may remember his face and distinctive voice. It was he who delivered that wonderful closing line: "Nothing's too good for the man who shot Liberty Valance!" The only negative here is one wonders what a second viewing might produce. Would it reveal a hole in the plot or would it divulge a clue or two as to what Betz was up to?2 closing questions: When did Hollywood lose the talent for making tight, "efficient" films like "Dangerous Crossing"? And why did Hollywood forget about black and white films?
Rating: 
- please stop the fog horn
l read the other reviews before l bought....well l am sorry but l love british mysteries but this one was so boring....dark ship, fog, woman looking, looking, and the fog horn never stops...yes the end is ok but the getting there is way, way too long....l really fast forwarded some places just to boring, spend money on another please.
Rating: - A Fun Example of the Genre
"Dangerous Crossing" was not intended to be a great movie, nor is it.But it is a lot of fun and incorporates many of the characteristics of its genre.The acting is good, the plot fun (with a twist), and the ship setting creates a special atmosphere. I recommend this film, and the DVD is of very good quality.
- Film Noir, MysteryFairly decent plot, with some level of mystery, probably a "B" movie.Nonetheless, I enjoyed the movie.If you enjoy film noir, I'd recommend this film.It might be worth seeing because Michael Rennie of "The Day the World Stood Still" starred in the movie.
- Fun Film Noir ThrillerI had never seen this film noir.I liked it because it draws you into the mystery.A new bride along with her husband are going on a cruise for their honeymoon. He leaves her in her cabin to "check" on something and promptly disappears.When upset bride, Jeanne Crain goes to check on her missing husband she returns to her cabin to find it's not her cabin at all!It's enough to drive a new bride crazy.Is she?We know what happened because we just saw it.Why won't anybody believe her? What's going on? After awhile it becomes fun to try to work out the mystery.It's kind of like "Gaslight" on a ship.
- A Hidden GemAfter a whirlwind romance, a couple set sail on the "Monrovia" for their dream honeymoon.But no bliss ensues. Hubby Carl Betz (the dad on the "Donna Reed Show"), vanishes after a trip to the Bursar's office. The frantic new bride (Jeanne Crain) is understandably beside herself! An overwrought Crain looks high and low but receives scant assistance from a polite, though skeptical crew. No one saw Betz! JC has no record of any marriage- Betz had all their papers. Viewers know all along that Crain is right but who will believe her?There are some great noir touches: those gloomy, misty nighttime decks, dark corners, dreary corridors and that moaning foghorn. There is a spooky trip to the baggage room and that creepy old man who keeps turning up. A good review won't give a resolution but just maybe that good girl Crain will land on her feet. Maybe! The bottom line is that "Dangerous Crossing" is very well done.DC is fast moving with no wasted movement. The small screen, black and white format adds to the tension. Ms. Crain is very good in the lead. She was certainly an attractive woman. Michael Rennie shines as the ship's doctor and the one supportive crew member. Honorable mention goes to veteran character actor Willis Bouchey as the ship's skipper. Many may remember his face and distinctive voice. It was he who delivered that wonderful closing line: "Nothing's too good for the man who shot Liberty Valance!" The only negative here is one wonders what a second viewing might produce. Would it reveal a hole in the plot or would it divulge a clue or two as to what Betz was up to?2 closing questions: When did Hollywood lose the talent for making tight, "efficient" films like "Dangerous Crossing"? And why did Hollywood forget about black and white films?
- please stop the fog hornl read the other reviews before l bought....well l am sorry but l love british mysteries but this one was so boring....dark ship, fog, woman looking, looking, and the fog horn never stops...yes the end is ok but the getting there is way, way too long....l really fast forwarded some places just to boring, spend money on another please.
- A Fun Example of the Genre"Dangerous Crossing" was not intended to be a great movie, nor is it.But it is a lot of fun and incorporates many of the characteristics of its genre.The acting is good, the plot fun (with a twist), and the ship setting creates a special atmosphere. I recommend this film, and the DVD is of very good quality.