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Crash Dive (1943)

APPROVED  106 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama   -  23 December 1943 (Australia)
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A submarine lieutenant and his commander fall in love with the same girl.

Director:

Archie Mayo

Writers:

Jo Swerling (screenplay), W.R. Burnett (story)
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Crash Dive -- The newly-transferred executive officer of a submarine based in the North Atlantic falls in love with his commander's fiancee.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tyrone Power ...
Lt. Ward Stewart (as Tyrone Power U.S.M.C.R.)
Anne Baxter ...
Dana Andrews ...
James Gleason James Gleason ...
Dame May Whitty Dame May Whitty ...
Grandmother
Harry Morgan ...
Brownie (as Henry Morgan)
Ben Carter Ben Carter ...
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Storyline

Against his personal preference, PT boat commander Ward Stewart is made executive officer of the submarine USS Corsair. On leave before sailing, he meets schoolteacher Jean Hewlett and gives her a romantic rush...unaware that she's the sweetheart of Dewey Connors, his new commander. At sea, the men bond while fighting German Q-ships. When will they discover their mutual romantic rivalry? Will it interfere with a spectacular commando raid on a secret German base? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Submarine | P.t. Boat | Commando Raid | Ship Sinking | German Navy  | See more »

Taglines:

Tyrone Power -- Leading a reckless crew on the war's most daring mission! Battling death in a depth-bombed submarine! Blasting Nazis on a bold Commando raid! Finding love in precious, stolen moments! Crashing his way to unforgettable glory in...

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Thriller | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tiburones de acero See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

This movie represents one of a select group of a few World War II submarine movies which have won the one single Academy Award in a technical category, that's just only the one Oscar in either special effects or sound editing. These movies include Crash Dive; The Enemy Below; Torpedo Run and U-571. The non-WW II sub-movie, The Hunt for Red October also won just the one Oscar as did the WW 2 part sub-movie 49th Parallel, but for Best Original Story. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: As Lt. Ward Stewart arrives on the dock to meet his new command, two Gato class submarines are seen leaving the dock. From the camera on the dock, they are traveling at, roughly, full reverse (stern first) the shot then alternates several times to the boats obviously moving at, more or less, full ahead (bow first). It's pretty easy to tell which end is which on a WW2 era submarine. See more »

Quotes

[Several submarine crewmen are preparing to go ashore on a commando raid]
Oliver Cromwell Jones: [Looks around at all the blackened faces and hands of the other crewmen] I'm the only born commando here!
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Soundtracks

"America"
aka "My Country 'tis of Thee"
Played during the Washington montage See more »