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Director:
George B. Seitz
Writers:
Ralph Wheelwright (story) and
Harvey S. Haislip (story) ...
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Release Date:
15 September 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Romance | Drama | War | Action more
Tagline:
UNTOLD STORY...now reveals Yankee heroism against U-boat terror in the last war! Timely! Thrilling! more
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Cast

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Wallace Beery ... John 'Pop' Thorson
Chester Morris ... Richard 'Rocky' Blake
Virginia Grey ... Susan 'Suzy' Thorson
Douglass Dumbrille ... District Commander (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Carl Esmond ... U-boat captain
Clem Bevans ... 'Cap' Finch
John Qualen ... Milo
Regis Toomey ... Ives
Henry Victor ... U-boat officer
Addison Richards ... Adm. Ross
Hans Joby ... U-Boat Petty Officer
Henry Hunter ... Ens. Dyer
Jonathan Hale ... Adm. Girard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leon Ames ... Recruiting officer
Wade Boteler ... Recruiting officer
George Guhl ... Skipper (scenes deleted)

Charles Lane ... Capt. Sabin (scenes deleted)
Edward LeSaint ... Father Burns (scenes deleted)
Mitchell Lewis ... Johnson (scenes deleted)
Phillip Terry ... Lt. West (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #5476)
Filming Locations:
Annapolis, Maryland, USA more
Company:
Loew's more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Because war broke out in Europe in September 1939, MGM released this film a month earlier than scheduled. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in From the Ends of the Earth (1939) more
Soundtrack:
Ten Thousand Miles Away more

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