Based on the story of Australia's colonization, this atmospheric drama stars Alan Ladd as Hugh Tallant, an American medical student falsely convicted of robbery and sent on a torturous voyage with other prisoners to the penal colony at Botany Bay. Because of his attempt to escape, evil Captain Gilbert decides to return him to England on charges of mutiny.
| Writing | Jonathan Latimer | Screenplay |
| Directing | John Farrow | Director |
| Writing | Charles Nordhoff | Novel |
| Writing | James Norman Hall | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Wood | Costume Design |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Alma Macrorie | Editor |
| Production | Joseph Sistrom | Producer |
| Art | Ross Dowd | Set Decoration |
| Art | J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Sound | John Cope | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
