The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare is a 1956 novel written by British author Hammond Innes, which was later adapted as a film starring Gary Cooper released in 1959 by MGM. It tells the story of a very old ship described as "A deathtrap of rattling rivets", which is found adrift at sea by salvageer John Sands. Sands boards it hoping to claim it for salvage, but finds the first officer, Gideon Patch, still aboard and trying to run the ship on his own. Patch convinces Sands to help him beach the ship, even though it will void his salvage claim. When they return to London, Patch is brought before a board of inquiry to determine what happened. It soon becomes apparent that the ship owners were planning to wreck the Mary Deare all along and have Patch as the fall guy.

Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
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1959
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Gideon Patch:
I have to ask you to trust me just for a few days until the inquiry.

John Sands:
Give me one reason. Why should I, Captain?

Gideon Patch:
You've trusted me already. When you were dangling on the end of a rope over the side of the Mary Deare, you trusted me!

John Sands:
I haven't forgotten.

Gideon Patch:
Well, now I'm on the end of a rope. You can haul me in or let me drown!

Gideon Patch:
[after a long silence] Do I have to beg, Mr. Sands?

Gideon Patch:
You listen! I didn't ask you to come on board, and I'm in command here! Now, if you don't like it, you can go over the side and swim!

Gideon Patch:
I'm asking you to do something for me as one man to another!

Sir Wilfred Falcett:
[During court testimony] After the loss of the Silver Isle, you found yourself, as the saying goes, "on the beach" for some considerable time, did you not?

Gideon Patch:
Yes.

Sir Wilfred Falcett:
You were glad to be taken on as a third officer?

Gideon Patch:
Yes.

Sir Wilfred Falcett:
That must have been a bitter experience for you, the sort of experience ends to put a chip on a man's shoulder. Wouldn't you agree?

Gideon Patch:
That depends on the man!

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