The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the life of Captain Tobias Bliss, tramp steamer skipper, in a daring rescue at sea. Speed flies the injured man back to the base hospital, where the two officers later visit him. There Ray meets Nancy Bliss, Bliss' grand-daughter, and falls in love with her. Speed meets her at a dance and urges Ray to propose before some other guy does. Ray is assigned to flood rescue duty, and Speed and Nancy start going out together and discover they are in love.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward LudwigDirector
- Richard MaibaumScreenplay
- Harry SegallScreenplay
- Albert DuffyScreenplay
Cast
- Randolph ScottThomas 'Speed' Bradshaw
- Frances DeeNancy Bliss
- Ralph BellamyRaymond Dower
- Walter ConnollyTobias Bliss
- Warren HymerO'Hara
- Robert MiddlemassCapt. Lyons
- Stanley AndrewsComdr. Hooker
- Edmund MacDonaldLt. Thompson
- Harry AndersonSailor (uncredited)
- Raymond BaileyFirst Officer (uncredited)
- Don BeddoeBartender (uncredited)
- Linda Brent(uncredited)
Stills
Themes
coast guard