boss has just died and that Steve will be taking over the shipping line. Jack realizes that he is unlikely to keep his command with Steve in charge and agrees to work with Cutler to sabotage his new ship; he sails to Havana to take command. Rumors circulate and prices of the cargo of the Southern Cross fluctuate wildly, leaving Steve to suspect a wreck is planned. He commandeers the Claiborne with Loxi on board and heads to Havana to stop Jack. Loxi, believing Jack is innocent, disables her ship, and they sit becalmed in a fog bank as the Southern Cross piles into a reef and sinks. Unknown to Jack, Drusilla had stowed away to be with her lover, King Cutler's brother Dan, and she drowns. Jack is put on trial for wrecking his ship. The testimony reveals a woman may have been on board, though none was rescued. To determine if a woman is in the wreck, Steve agrees to dive to the wreck with Jack. While down in the wreck, Jack and Steve discover proof that Drusilla was on board and has been drowned. They are attacked by a giant squid. Jack saves Steve's life, but is lost when the Southern Cross slips off the continental shelf into deep water. Dan Cutler accuses his brother of murder and is shot dead by him, whereupon, Steve shoots King Cutler, killing him. Loxi and Steve return to Charleston together. Cast Ray Milland as Steven Tolliver John Wayne as Jack Stuart Paulette Goddard as Loxi Claiborne Raymond Massey as King Cutler Robert Preston as Dan Cutler Lynne Overman as Captain Philpott Susan Hayward as Drusilla Alston Milburn Stone as Lieutenant Farragut Charles Bickford as Bully Brown Walter Hampden as Commodore Devereaux Louise Beavers as Maum Maria, the Claiborne Maid Martha O'Driscoll as Ivy Devereaux Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Claiborne Hedda Hopper as Aunt Henrietta Beresford Victor Kilian as Mathias Widgeon Oscar Polk as Salt Meat Raymond Hatton as Master Shipwright Lane Chandler as Sam William 'Wee Willie' Davis as The Lamb Ben Carter as Chinkapin Janet Beecher as Mrs. Mottram Dave Wengren as 'Claiborne' Lookout Davison Clark as Judge Marvin Louis Merrill as Captain of the 'Pelican' Frank M. Thomas as Dr. Jepson Victor Varconi as Lubbock Sue Thomas as Belle at Ball James Dime as a spongeboat crewman Cecil B. DeMille as Narrator (uncredited) Production The film is unusual