The Wreck of the Mary Deare (DVD)

Having come upon a foundering freighter in the English Channel, salvage skipper John Sands (Charlton Heston) discovered one soul remaining on board-tight-lipped first officer Gideon Patch (Gary Cooper)-and the cargo gone. As official inquiries got underway, Sands was faced with either helping Patch prove his claims that he was made the patsy for an elaborate scam... or seeing his own reputation...