Manuela

Plot:

Released in the US as Stowaway Girl, Manuela top-bills Trevor Howard as Prothero, the stalwart middle-aged skipper of a tramp steamer. Though he has a weakness for alcohol, Prothero is a model of restraint when it comes to the opposite sex. Thus, when his first mate Mario (Pedro Armendariz) smuggles the beautiful Manuela (Elsa Martinelli) on board, the captain administers a beating to Mario and sternly informs the girl that she'll be put off the ship at the first opportunity. It doesn't take long, however, for Prothero to fall prey to Manuela's considerable charms. Soon his passion is so overwhelming that he doesn't even notice that his ship has caught fire! Despite its melodramatic trappings, Manuela is intellegently written, directed and acted.

Cast:

Trevor Howard as James Prothero
Elsa Martinelli as Manuela Hunt
Pedro Armendáriz as Mario Constanza
Donald Pleasence as Evans
Warren Mitchell as Moss
Jack MacGowran as Tommy
Harcourt Curacao as Wellington Jones
Barry Lowe as Murphy
Juan Carolilla as Official
John Rae as Ferguson
Roger Delgado as Stranger
Harold Kasket as Pereira
Max Butterfield as Bliss
Andy Ho as Cook
Peter Illing as Agent
Armand Guinle as Patron
Michael Peake as Coca-Cola Man rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leslie Weston as Bleloch
Ali Allen as Boy (uncredited)
Christopher Lee as Voice (uncredited)