Crash Dive

1943

1h 46m

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6.2/10

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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.

Directors

Archie Mayo

Writers

Jo Swerling(screenplay by)

W.R. Burnett(story by)

Stars

Tyrone Power

Anne Baxter

Dana Andrews

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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)

Frederic Brunn

Q Boat Lieutenant (uncredited)

Capt. Bryson

German Seaman

Lieutenant

Angry Man at Hotel Registration Desk

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Undetermined Secondary Role

Dorothy Brent

Schoolgirl

Paul E. Burns

Simmons - Desk Clerk

Directors

Archie Mayo

Writers

Jo Swerling(screenplay by)

W.R. Burnett(story by)

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6/10

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.

Geronimo196707 Aug, 2023