Lifeboat - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Lifeboat"
Lifeboat (1944)
Timing: 1:36 (96 min)
Lifeboat - TMDB rating
7.4/10
413

Actors and characters

Photo Tallulah Bankhead #144879Photo Tallulah Bankhead #144880Photo Tallulah Bankhead #144881Photo Tallulah Bankhead #144882

Tallulah Bankhead

Tallulah Bankhead
Character Connie Porter
Photo William Bendix #144884Photo William Bendix #144885

William Bendix

William Bendix
Character Gus Smith
Photo Walter Slezak #144886Photo Walter Slezak #144887Photo Walter Slezak #144888Photo Walter Slezak #144889

Walter Slezak

Walter Slezak
Character Willi
Photo Mary Anderson #54327Photo Mary Anderson #54328Photo Mary Anderson #54329

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson
Character Alice MacKenzie
Photo John Hodiak #144890Photo John Hodiak #144891Photo John Hodiak #144892Photo John Hodiak #144893

John Hodiak

John Hodiak
Character John Kovac
Photo Henry Hull #122894Photo Henry Hull #122895

Henry Hull

Henry Hull
Character Charles J. Rittenhouse
Photo Heather Angel #50570Photo Heather Angel #50571Photo Heather Angel #50572Photo Heather Angel #50573

Heather Angel

Heather Angel
Character Mrs. Higley
Photo Hume Cronyn #58456Photo Hume Cronyn #58457Photo Hume Cronyn #58458

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn
Character Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Photo Canada Lee #144894Photo Canada Lee #144895

Canada Lee

Canada Lee
Character Joe Spencer
William Yetter Jr.
Character Young German Sailor (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on a work by John Steinbeck.
  • The photographs of Alfred Hitchcock used for his cameo are genuine. The fact is that at the time, Hitchcock was on a strict diet (although he did not use the fictional Reduco, but another weight loss product) and lost weight from 130 to 90 kg. Hitchcock said: "Fat people simply flooded me with letters, wanting to know how to get their hands on the precious elixir."
  • Alfred Hitchcock invited Ben Hecht to rework the final part of the script.
  • During filming, some members of the crew reproached Tallulah Bankhead for not wearing underwear – this was particularly noticeable during scenes where the actress jumped over the side of the lifeboat. When Hitchcock was told about this, he ironically remarked: "I don't even know who to punish – the costume designer or the hairdresser."
  • As a result of prolonged exposure to cold water, most of the actors in this film contracted pneumonia.
  • After Tallulah Bankhead fell ill with pneumonia, Alfred Hitchcock gifted the actress a small puppy. This gift, according to the director's intention, was meant to give her optimism and self-confidence. Ironically, the puppy already had a name – "Hitchcock"!
  • A card role-playing board game based on the film, called "Lifeboat", was released, and also published in Russian under the title "Overboard!"
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