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Crash Dive
Tyrone Power -- Leading a reckless crew on the war's most daring mission!
A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping. Its new executive officer, Lt. Ward Stewart, has been transferred back into submarines after commanding his own PT boat. At the submarine base in New London, Connecticut, he asks his new captain, Lt. Cmdr. Dewey Connors, for a weekend leave to settle his affairs before taking up his new assignment. On a train bound for Washington D.C., Stewart accidentally encounters New London school teacher Jean Hewlett and her students. Despite her initial resistance to his efforts, he charms her and they fall in love.
- Original title
- Crash Dive
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- EN
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- US
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CinemaSerf
Aug 7, 2023 · via TMDB
Well I cannot say there is very much original in this wartime pick-me-up that sees Tyrone Power battle the enemy whilst trying to win the gal. That latter battle isn't made any easier by the fact that his superior is also quite keen! "Lt. Stewart" (Power) is a torpedo boat man who, much to his chagrin, is made the XO on the submarine commanded by "Dewey Connors" (Dana Andrews). Just before his first mission aboard, he encounters the charming "Jean" (Anne Baxter) and takes a shine to her, unaware that she is already spoken for. What now ensues is a rather unremarkable romantic drama with precious little at-sea action, that follows the very gently propagandist model of many films made around this time. It's all about feeling good, looking good, and - of course - whooping their foes. That latter part involves a daring raid on a German base that is only going to get further complicated by the all but open hostility between our two rutting stags. Can they put their differences aside and get the job done? It's fine for a studio based drama and if anyone deserves any acting plaudits, it's James Gleason as the gritty and determined "Chief Mac". I love submarine films usually, but this is all just a bit too slushy and, I'm afraid, forgettable.
John Chard
Jun 29, 2014 · via TMDB
Tyrone, Dana and Anne in choppy waters. Crash Dive is directed by Archie Mayo and written by Jo Swerling and W.R. Burnett. It stars Tyrone Power, Dana Andrews, Anne Baxter, James Gleason, May Whitty and Harry Morgan. A Technicolor production out of 20th Century Fox, music is by David Buttolph and cinematography by Leon Shamroy. It’s flag waving time, 1943 style as Power and Andrews vie for the love of Baxter whilst conducting a submarine offensive against the Nazis. The love triangle feels twee but Mayo manages to keep it in check and not let it bog this particular sub movie down. When the pic is out on the water it’s grand entertainment, nicely filmed and featuring Oscar winning effects work. Momentum is gradually built until the finale comes and delivers an action packed bonanza. Hooray! 7/10
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Tyrone Power
Lt. Ward Stewart
Anne Baxter
Jean Hewlett
Dana Andrews
Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
James Gleason
Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell
May Whitty
Grandmother
Harry Morgan
Brownie
Ben Carter
Oliver Cromwell Jones
Stanley Andrews
Shipwrecked Captain (uncredited)
John Archer
Curly Bowman (uncredited)
Gene Rizzi
Seaman Rizzi (uncredited)
Frank Conroy
Capt. Bryson
Fred Aldrich
German Seaman
Brooks Benedict
Angry Man at Hotel Registration Desk
Paul E. Burns
Simmons - Desk Clerk
Harry Carter
Sailor
Edward Earle
Wreckage Victim
Chester Gan
Lee Wong
Charley Grapewin
Pop
Thurston Hall
Senator from Texas
George Holmes
Crew Member
Kathleen Howard
Miss Bromley
Florence Lake
Doris - Jean's Roommate
Peter Leeds
Shore Police
Trudy Marshall
Telephone Operator
Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart
Sailor
Edward McWade
Crony
John Mylong
Captain of Submarine
Otto Reichow
German Signalman
Lionel Royce
German Q-Boat Commander
Floyd Shackelford
Porter
Paul Stanton
Officer
Charles Tannen
Seaman Hammond
Sigfrid Tor
German Soldier
Minor Watson
Adm. Bob Stewart
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Archie Mayo
Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
Jo Swerling
Screenplay
W.R. Burnett
Story
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