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Thunder Afloat ()

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In a New England port town, Pop Thorson and Rocky Blake are rival tugboat owners. Thorson's boat has sunk in the shallow water while docked, and he is certain Blake sabotaged it for winning a lucrative contract of military supplies.
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John Thorson
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'Rocky' Blake
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Susan Thorson
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District Commander (as Douglas Dumbrille)
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U-Boat Captain
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'Cap' Finch
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Milo
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Ives
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German U-Boat Officer
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Adm. Ross
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U-Boat Petty Officer
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Ens. Dyer
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Adm. Girard
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Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
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Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
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Listener (uncredited)
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Radio Operator (uncredited)
Jack Chapin ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
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Man with Finch (uncredited)
Leigh De Lacey ...
Mrs. Gill (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Petty Officer (uncredited)
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Sailor on rope (uncredited)
Richard Elmore ...
Lookout (uncredited)
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Petty Officer (uncredited)
Budd Fine ...
Survivor (uncredited)
Allen Fox ...
Lookout (uncredited)
Lee Frederick ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
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Surgeon (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
Clarke Jennings ...
Wireless Operator (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson ...
Boy (uncredited)
Charles Jordan ...
Signalman (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Fisherman (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
Larry McGrath ...
Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
Philip Morris ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Naval Aide (uncredited)
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Old Sailor in Bilge Area (uncredited)
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German Officer (uncredited)
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Wireless Operator Sending Coded Message (uncredited)
Harold Schlickenmayer ...
Engineer (uncredited)
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German Operator (uncredited)
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German Sailor Looking for Wireless (uncredited)
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Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
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German Sailor (uncredited)
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Shore Patrol Sailor (uncredited)
Walter Thiele ...
Young German Sailor (uncredited)
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Junior Officer Standing by Map (uncredited)
Hans von Morhart ...
German Sailor (uncredited)
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Sailor Getting Cigar (uncredited)

Directed by

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George B. Seitz

Written by

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Wells Root ... (screen play by) and
Harvey S. Haislip ... (screen play by) (as Commander Harvey Haislip)
 
Ralph Wheelwright ... (based upon a story by) and
Harvey S. Haislip ... (based upon a story by) (as Commander Harvey Haislip)

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J. Walter Ruben ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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David Snell
Edward Ward

Cinematography by

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John F. Seitz ... director of photography (as John Seitz)

Editing by

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Frank E. Hull ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Dolly Tree ... (costumes: women)
Valles ... (costumes: men)

Makeup Department

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Ray Forman ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Neil Wakeman ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Charles J. Hunt ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tom Andre ... assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Etra ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Urie McCleary ... associate art director
Stanley Hutchison ... props (uncredited)
Tom Ordoqui ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Ralph Shugart ... sound mixer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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A.W. Brown ... gaffer (uncredited)
Irving Glassberg ... second camera operator (uncredited)
Durward Graybill ... still photographer (uncredited)
Lloyd Isbell ... grip (uncredited)
William Miller ... camera operator (uncredited)
William Strong ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John Scura ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Julien Silberstein ... wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Bob Saunders ... script clerk (uncredited) / script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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C.F. Cook ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Howard Fellows ... stage manager (uncredited)
Charles Wynn ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Keywords
Taglines UNTOLD STORY...now reveals Yankee heroism against U-boat terror in the last war! Timely! Thrilling! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Tonnerre sur l'Atlantique (France)
  • Viharos vizeken (Hungary)
  • La tigre del mare (Italy)
  • Konkurendid (Estonia)
  • Kolasis ypo ton Atlantikon (Greece)
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Runtime
  • 95 min
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Budget $1,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Because war broke out in Europe in September 1939, MGM released this film a month earlier than scheduled. See more »
Goofs Douglass Dumbrille's name is misspelled in the credits as "Douglas Dumbrille". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in From the Ends of the Earth (1939). See more »
Soundtracks Strike Up the Band, Here Comes a Sailor See more »
Crazy Credits Opening Card: Foreward - In 1918 enemy submarines raided the Atlantic coast, sinking more than eighty American ships, including the armored cruiser San Diego. To the courageous men of the U.S. Naval Reserve, who played a chief part in clearing our coast of these raiders, this picture is dedicated. See more »
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