a well know doctor be indict for his experiment toward cure the criminal mind . need to continue his work and hop that success will clear him and he buy a boat and load it with several high profile criminal hop to escape the law and head out to sea . at least that the plan and but thing start to go wrong and thing be reveal to be not what they seem at first . this be an okay little thriller that seem more than a bit too talky and even a the action pick up and the crook try to take over the ship and the captain and crew have to fight to take it back . l you think that reveals too much and you obviously haven not watch this and a thing go left and right and every which way during it fleet one hour run time . the cast be a b movie lover dream that include lyle talbot and irving pichel and group of character actor that seem to have be pull from every movie make within five year of this one . their interaction be what keep this movie afloat even a the film begin to sink into low level nonsense . if youre look for a forgettable time killer or just like watch veteran actor make mountain out of mole hill then by all mean give it a shot . just do not expect high art and you would not be disappoint .