Throw Me A Lifeline

Rating: 6/10 (25 September 2018)

Filmed in stark b&w - 1944's "Lifeboat" is probably one of director, Alfred Hitchcock's lesser known pictures. Its screenplay was adapted from a John Steinbeck story.
Set on the cold, cruel Atlantic ocean (during WW2) - This picture's story concerns 8 Brits and 1 Nazi who all find themselves confined to the limited space of a rough and rickety lifeboat where stomachs stay empty, egos get trampled, tempers flare, and personal conflicts abound.
Yes. Lifeboat's story did have its trying moments. (I was half-expecting Tallulah Bankhead to bulldoze her way right through this picture. But, thankfully, she restrained herself - "Darling!")
Anyway - For the most part - This grim, little drama of bitterness and human survival actually did hold up quite well.