An American tanker's sunk by a German U-boat and the survivors spend 11 days at sea on a raft. Their next assignment; bound for Murmansk through the sub-stalked N. Atlantic.
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Title: Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Lt. Joe Rossi | |
| Raymond Massey | ... | Capt. Steve Jarvis | |
| Alan Hale | ... | Boats O'Hara | |
| Julie Bishop | ... | Pearl O'Neill | |
| Ruth Gordon | ... | Mrs. Sarah Jarvis | |
| Sam Levene | ... | Abel 'Chips' Abrams | |
| Dane Clark | ... | Johnnie Pulaski | |
| Peter Whitney | ... | Whitey Lara | |
| Dick Hogan | ... | Cadet Ezra Parker | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Virginia Christine | ... | Pebbles (scenes deleted) | |
| Ray Montgomery | ... | Aherne (scenes deleted) | |
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Lieutenant Joe Rossi is 1st Officer on a Liberty Ship in a great convoy bound from Halifax to Murmansk. After German subs crushed the convoy his ship loses the convoy and is heading alone to Murmansk. In spite of attacks by German planes and subs he get the ship safely to Murmansk... Written by Stephan Eichenberg <eichenbe@fak-cbg.tu-muenchen.de>
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Bernard Zanville's billing was changed to Dane Clark upon the theatrical release of this movie. See more »Goofs
Boats mentions Zanzibar, saying it is quite a town. Zanzibar is not a town but an island. A former independent country ruled by a sultan, it had come under British rule after WWI and in the early sixties would eventually merge with Tanganyika to form the country of Tanzania. The town of note on Zanzibar is Stone Town, which has the combined cultures of ancient Arabia with traditional Africa. See more »Quotes
Chips Abrams: I got faith in God, President Roosevelt, and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the order of their importance.See more »
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12 June 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Despite plenty of wartime propaganda and the usual amount of clichés and other staples of WWII action melodramas, ACTION IN THE NORTH Atlantic is given a boost by some of the best staged action scenes ever featured in a Warner Bros. movie of that era.
The realism is startling considering that special effects then included no computer engineering. The script is basically the story of U.S. Merchant Marine survivors of a battle determined to sink the ship that ruthlessly cut into their lifeboat. The climax has them getting their revenge on the Germans after a fierce battle that concludes with the Americans and their farewell ceremonies to shipmates killed during battle. Bogart is given some flag-waving lines to read and the film concludes with a commentary using FDR's voice to salute the Merchant Marines and their contribution to the war effort.
Lloyd Bacon directs with a firm, vigorous treatment of all the battle scenes and only occasionally does the film slow down when dealing with the domestic front. Julie Bishop does a nice job as Bogart's girlfriend and later wife, while Raymond Massey shares his domestic homecoming with Ruth Gordon as his wife. But the film's merits are chiefly due to the action sequences, which are by far among the best ever featured in a Bogart film.
Action is what you get here...but don't expect anything deep. Bogart fans won't be disappointed. Dane Clark plays his usual hothead role with gusto and Alan Hale is a welcome addition to the supporting cast.