Alan Hale, Cary Grant, Dane Clark
The offbeat casting of Cary Grant as a submarine captain pays off in this tense WWII underwater picture; he ably trades in his sophistication for the sweaty close quarters of an action movie. The miss...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
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June 25, 2007How can you pass on this, Cary Grant as a American sub skipper on a secret misson to Tokyo Bay. OK it may be a little hokley by today's standards, but it was the "hot stuff" back during the war. I a nice job to John Garfield and Allen Hale, too!. . . .
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June 23, 2009This film starts up a little ho-hum, and the characters follow a goofball formula.Once they get their orders and have to go to Tokyo Bay for recon work the film really picks up.Cary Grant is great as usual as the sub captain and the rest of the crew find their barrings and becom...( read more)
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February 26, 2009Grants plays 'tense' like no other actor. Classic wartime drama for a wet sunday afternoon.
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June 25, 2008a serviceable service picture that fails to make adequate use of Cary Grant. overt propaganda and racism shows the age of this one.
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July 24, 2007I like Cary Grant and submarine movies, so it gets an extra star for that. The underwater scenes were interesting to look at given 1940's film technology.
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