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Submarine Alert

  • 19431943
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 6m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
326
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Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, and Abner Biberman in Submarine Alert (1943)
  • Thriller
  • War
Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio ... Read allNazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio engineers fired and shadowed.Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio engineers fired and shadowed.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
326
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  • Director
    • Frank McDonald
  • Writer
    • Maxwell Shane(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Arlen
    • Wendy Barrie
    • Nils Asther
Top credits
  • Director
    • Frank McDonald
  • Writer
    • Maxwell Shane(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Arlen
    • Wendy Barrie
    • Nils Asther
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    • 18User reviews
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    Submarine Alert (1943)
    Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, and Abner Biberman in Submarine Alert (1943)
    Richard Arlen and Abner Biberman in Submarine Alert (1943)
    Richard Arlen, Nils Asther, and Marc Lawrence in Submarine Alert (1943)
    Richard Arlen, Nils Asther, Dwight Frye, and Marc Lawrence in Submarine Alert (1943)
    Richard Arlen, Wendy Barrie, Abner Biberman, and Roger Pryor in Submarine Alert (1943)
    Abner Biberman in Submarine Alert (1943)
    Richard Arlen, Nils Asther, and Wendy Barrie in Submarine Alert (1943)

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    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerholdas Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold
    Wendy Barrie
    Wendy Barrie
    • Ann Pattersonas Ann Patterson
    Nils Asther
    Nils Asther
    • Dr. Arthur Hunekeras Dr. Arthur Huneker
    Roger Pryor
    Roger Pryor
    • G.B. Flemingas G.B. Fleming
    Abner Biberman
    Abner Biberman
    • Cmdr. Toyoas Cmdr. Toyo
    Marc Lawrence
    Marc Lawrence
    • Vincent Belaas Vincent Bela
    John Miljan
    John Miljan
    • Mr. Bambridgeas Mr. Bambridge…
    Patsy Nash
    Patsy Nash
    • Tina Deerholdas Tina Deerhold
    Ralph Sanford
    Ralph Sanford
    • Agent Freddie Graysonas Agent Freddie Grayson
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Agent Pomeroy - Fleming's Aideas Agent Pomeroy - Fleming's Aide
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Carr
    • Old Mill Gate Guardas Old Mill Gate Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Earle
    Edward Earle
    • Dr. Barclayas Dr. Barclay
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Fielding
    Edward Fielding
    • Shipping Merchantas Shipping Merchant
    • (uncredited)
    Dwight Frye
    Dwight Frye
    • Haldine - Fifth Columnistas Haldine - Fifth Columnist
    • (uncredited)
    John George
    John George
    • Man in FBI Raidas Man in FBI Raid
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Hayden
    • Larsonas Larson
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Kane
    Eddie Kane
    • FBI Agentas FBI Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Keane
    Edward Keane
    • J.D. Deerhold's Bossas J.D. Deerhold's Boss
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Frank McDonald
    • Writer
      • Maxwell Shane(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
    • Goofs
      When the bombers are scrambled, we see a squadron of single seat P-40s taking off. When the submarine is attacked, there are at least two crew in the aircraft.

    User reviews18

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    OK Once It Gets Going
    Once this wartime B-feature gets going, it's not bad, and it builds up enough suspense and intrigue to help you look past the low production values. Richard Arlen and Wendy Barrie also contribute with solid performances in the two leading roles. For movies of the era and genre, it is a little less strident than most in its attacks on Axis nationalities, giving somewhat more emphasis to the personal plight of the main character (Arlen).

    Arlen plays a radio engineer who, not being a US citizen, finds himself out of work when the FBI orders his employer to let him go. While Axis spies try to dupe him into helping them with a special transmitter that they are using to target Allied tankers, the G-Men are still keeping their own tabs on him. Barrie comes into the story as something of a wild card.

    The script takes somewhat too long to set things up, and it adds some characters that are never used for anything of importance, so that it takes a while to start making any real progress. But after that, it works all right, as Arlen's character finds himself in one fix after another. By portraying the federal agents as rather heartless and unimaginative, the movie's tone becomes somewhat darker than what you might normally expect from a picture whose general aim is to promote the Allied cause.

    Though there's nothing new or particularly impressive about "Submarine Alert", there's probably enough to make it worth seeing for those who have an interest in the era and genre.
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    • Release date
      • June 28, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Interceptor Command
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Pine-Thomas Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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