The Ghost Ship / Bedlam

From RKO producer Val Lewton, "The Ghost Ship" follows a sinister sea captain (Richard Dix) whose descent into madness puts the lives of his entire crew in jeopardy. Russell Wade, Edith Barrett also star. Then, the final Lewton thriller for the studio features Boris Karloff as George Sims, the sadistic keeper of the infamous 18th-century English asylum known as "Bedlam." When a young aristocrat (Anna Lee) threatens to expose his abuses, Sims has her committed to his less-than-tender mercies. Richard Fraser, Billy House co-star. 149 min. Total. BW/Rtg: NR Standard; Soundtrack: English DTS mono Master Audio; Subtitles: English (SDH).