Deep Six (1958)

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The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that… More The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.The Deep Six was based on a novel by Martin Dibner. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By: Rudolph Maté
Written By: John Twist, Harry Brown
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dull war pic.

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Cast

            Alan Ladd as Alex Austen

            William Bendix as Frenchy Shapiro

            James Whitmore as Cmdr. Meredith

            Dianne Foster as Susan Cahill

            Keenan Wynn as Lieutenant Commander Edge

            Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Lt. Blanchard

            Joey Bishop as "Ski" Krakowski

            Barbara Eiler as Claire Innes

            Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as Slobodjian

            Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Austen

            Walter Reed as Paul Clemson

            Peter Hansen as Lieutenant Dooley

            Richard Crane as Lieutenant Swanson

            Morris Miller as Collins

            Perry Lopez as Al Mendoza

            Warren Douglas as Pilot

            Nestor Paiva as Pappa Tatos

            Ann Doran as Elsie

            Carol Lee Ladd as Ann

            Jerry Mathers as Steve

            Franz Roehn as Waiter

            David Sevile as Slobodjian

            Robert Clarke as Ens. David Clough

            Stephen Potter
            
            Robert Whiteside as Eddie Loomis
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