Dangerous Crossing is a 1953 American mystery film starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie and directed by Joseph M. Newman.

Based on the 1943 play Cabin B-13 by John Dickson Carr,[1] the story revolves around newlyweds who become physically separated while on their honeymoon on an ocean liner.

On an ocean liner sailing from New York, John Bowman lifts his bride Ruth over the threshold of cabin B16, where Anna Quinn, a stewardess busy with finishing touches, greets them and withdraws.

John suggests Ruth go on deck to enjoy the ship’s departure while he takes 15 minutes to see the purser to deposit money for safekeeping.

While boarding John had fallen back in the crowd going up the gangplank, briefly separated from her, and the second officer who greeted her says she was unaccompanied.

Known only to his accomplice Anna Quinn, Barlowe is the missing John Bowman, who has faked illness to conceal himself in his quarters.

[2] Film rights were bought by 20th Century Fox, which started production in 1952 under the name Ship Story.

Joseph M. Newman was originally meant to direct a film called The Raid but it was having casting issues and the director was under contract to the studio, so they transferred him to Ship Story.

[3] Eventually the lead roles were assigned to Fox contract stars Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie.

"[5] In The New York Times, A. H. Weiler gave the film a lukewarm contemporary review, writing Although it maintains an eerie quality and suspense through the first half of its footage, Dangerous Crossing, which arrived at the Globe yesterday, is only a mildly engrossing adventure ...

While sound effects, background music and shipboard sets lend a peculiar fascination to the melodrama, the acting of the cast adds little tautness to the proceedings.