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WarDrama

Submarine Command

- Daring naval rescue-raid off Korea !

Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.

Release Date : 1951-11-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

William Holden

Character Name : Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

Original Name : William Holden

Gender : Male

Nancy Olson

Character Name : Carol

Original Name : Nancy Olson

Gender : Female

William Bendix

Character Name : CPO Boyer

Original Name : William Bendix

Gender : Male

Don Taylor

Character Name : Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris

Original Name : Don Taylor

Gender : Male

Arthur Franz

Character Name : Lt. Arnie Carlson

Original Name : Arthur Franz

Gender : Male

Darryl Hickman

Character Name : Ens. Jack Wheelwright

Original Name : Darryl Hickman

Gender : Male

Peggy Webber

Character Name : Mrs. Alice Rice

Original Name : Peggy Webber

Gender : Female

Moroni Olsen

Character Name : Rear Adm. Joshua Rice

Original Name : Moroni Olsen

Gender : Male

Jack Gregson

Character Name : Cmdr. Joshua Rice

Original Name : Jack Gregson

Gender : Male

Jack Kelly

Character Name : Lt. Paul Barton

Original Name : Jack Kelly

Gender : Male

Don Dunning

Character Name : Quartermaster Perkins

Original Name : Don Dunning

Gender : Male

Jerry Paris

Character Name : Sgt. Gentry

Original Name : Jerry Paris

Gender : Male

Charles Meredith

Character Name : Adm. Tobias

Original Name : Charles Meredith

Gender : Male

Philip Van Zandt

Character Name : Gavin

Original Name : Philip Van Zandt

Gender : Male

Gordon Polk

Character Name : Ralph

Original Name : Gordon Polk

Gender : Male

Walter Reed

Character Name : Chief O'Flynn

Original Name : Walter Reed

Gender : Male

George D. Wallace

Character Name : Chief Herb Bixby

Original Name : George D. Wallace

Gender : Male

John Close

Character Name : Frogman (as John V. Close)

Original Name : John Close

Gender : Male

Harold Fong

Character Name : Korean Officer

Original Name : Harold Fong

Gender : Male

Leslie Banning

Character Name :

Original Name : Leslie Banning

Gender : Female

Richard Bergren

Character Name :

Original Name : Richard Bergren

Gender : Male

Gwen Caldwell

Character Name :

Original Name : Gwen Caldwell

Gender : Male

James Cornell

Character Name :

Original Name : James Cornell

Gender : Male

Thomas M. Dykers

Character Name :

Original Name : Thomas M. Dykers

Gender : Male

Marietta Elliott

Character Name :

Original Name : Marietta Elliott

Gender : Female

Benson Fong

Character Name :

Original Name : Benson Fong

Gender : Male

Don House

Character Name :

Original Name : Don House

Gender : Male

Frank Iwanaga

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Iwanaga

Gender : Male

Jerry James

Character Name :

Original Name : Jerry James

Gender : Male

Paul Lees

Character Name :

Original Name : Paul Lees

Gender : Male

Nelson Leigh

Character Name :

Original Name : Nelson Leigh

Gender : Male

Mark Lowell

Character Name :

Original Name : Mark Lowell

Gender : Male

Freeman Lusk

Character Name :

Original Name : Freeman Lusk

Gender : Male

Warren Mace

Character Name :

Original Name : Warren Mace

Gender : Male

Mike Mahoney

Character Name :

Original Name : Mike Mahoney

Gender : Male

Bill McLean

Character Name :

Original Name : Bill McLean

Gender : Male

Harry Mendoza

Character Name :

Original Name : Harry Mendoza

Gender : Male

John Mitchum

Character Name :

Original Name : John Mitchum

Gender : Male

Rollin Moriyama

Character Name :

Original Name : Rollin Moriyama

Gender : Male

Noel Neill

Character Name :

Original Name : Noel Neill

Gender : Female

Steve Pendleton

Character Name :

Original Name : Steve Pendleton

Gender : Male

Joey Ray

Character Name :

Original Name : Joey Ray

Gender : Male

Jack Roberts

Character Name :

Original Name : Jack Roberts

Gender : Male

Don Shelton

Character Name :

Original Name : Don Shelton

Gender : Male

Bob Tidwell

Character Name :

Original Name : Bob Tidwell

Gender : Male

Crane Whitley

Character Name :

Original Name : Crane Whitley

Gender : Male

Fred Zendar

Character Name :

Original Name : Fred Zendar

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-07-22

William Holden stars in/narrates this rather humdrum submariner story from the end of WWII and the commencement of the Korean War that offers little by way of uniqueness or jeopardy. Holden, himself, is fine - but the tale of an executive officer making a tough, ultimately tragic, battle decision that causes him to become a pariah to many of his crew is just too old hat, as is the ending which offers a redemption that was never really in doubt. Technically, it conveys some of the claustrophobic aspects of living and working on a submarine well; and William Bendix as "CPO Boyer" demonstrates how effectively a man can hold a grudge, but (no pun intended) it's all just a bit too shallow and procedural. Worth a watch for the photography, but the story is neither here nor there...