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A Balasaur Score of 53 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 20%. Audiences rate it 46 points higher than critics do. Most of the 92 1950s war movies in this catalog score higher. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a dilemma that he'll eventually take up personally. Even more personal is his quest to win back his ex-wife, a nurse; but he'll have to win her back from a navy flier who also happens to be his commander's little brother.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes20%
Audiences rate it 46 points higher than critics do.
59 audience votes
Key crew
- George WaggnerDirector
- George WaggnerScreenplay
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John WayneDuke E. Gifford
- Patricia NealMary Stuart
- Ward BondJohn "Pop" Perry
- Scott ForbesLarry
- Philip CareyBob Perry
- Paul PicerniJonesy
- William CampbellTalker
- Kathryn GivneySteele
- Martin MilnerCaldwell
- Sam EdwardsJunior
- Jack PennickChief
- Virginia BrissacSister Anna
