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Writers:
Sidney Biddell (story)
Fredric M. Frank (story)
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Release Date:
20 May 1940 (USA) more
Tagline:
Forget All The Action Pictures You Ever Saw... And Brace Yourself For A New Kind Of Thrill!
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Drama set just prior to WWII more (1 total)
Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Pat O'Brien | ... | Mike Farrough |
 | Constance Bennett | ... | Christine Blaine |
| John Halliday | ... | John Morgan |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Larry Perrin, alias Larry Ross |
| Erwin Kalser | ... | Dr. Adolph Behrens |
| Edgar Buchanan | ... | Charles Atterbee |
| Frank Sully | ... | Tommy Malone |
| Marjorie Gateson | ... | Mrs. Winslow |
| Francis Pierlot | ... | Professor Mudge |
| Jessie Busley | ... | Mrs. Mudge |
| Melville Cooper | ... | Ship's Mate Penney |
| Stanley Logan | ... | Captain James P. Hollister |
| Leslie Denison | ... | Ship's Mate Jones |
| Don Beddoe | ... | Ship's Chief Engineer Anderson |
| Hans Schumann | ... | Submarine Commander |
| Norbert Schiller | ... | Submarine First Officer |
| Frank Alten | ... | Submarine Radio Operator (as Franz von Altenberger) |
| Bruce Bennett | ... | Ship's gunnery officer |
| Rex Post | ... | First Mate |
| Dick Rich | ... | Perrin's Henchman at Dock |
| Olaf Hytten | ... | Agent |
| Arthur Mulliner | ... | Detective |
| Frank Baker | ... | Detective |
| Frank Benson | ... | Sailor |
| Bobby Hale | ... | Sailor |
| Fred Wolff | ... | German Sailor |
| Douglas Gordon | ... | Ship's Lookout |
| Jean Prescott | ... | Mrs. Hollister |
| Hans von Morhart | ... | German Sailor |
| Paul Michael | ... | German Sailor |
| Wyndham Standing | ... | Man |
| Arno Frey | ... | Submarine Gunner |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| David Dunbar | ... | Sailor (uncredited) |
| James Kilgannon | ... | Sailor (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| John Brahm | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Sidney Biddell | story | |
| Fredric M. Frank | story | |
| P.J. Wolfson | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Samuel Bischoff | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Sidney Cutner | (uncredited) | ||
| Werner R. Heymann | (uncredited) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Franz Planer | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Al Clark | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Lionel Banks | |||
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Irene | .... | gowns: Ms. Bennett | |
Music Department | |||
| Alfred Newman | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Ben Oakland | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
| Morris Stoloff | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures
- Teakwood Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
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Passage West (USA) (working title)
Submarine Zone (UK)
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64 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Pat O'Brien and Constance Bennett are among 15 passengers aboard a freighter traveling from England to the U.S.A. During the trip England enters the war and when confronted by a German submarine the captain of the ship must decide whether to fight. The film is just okay. I rated it 5/10.