
The submarine USS Thunderfish successfully completes a secret mission to rescue a group of orphans on a remote Pacific island. On the way back to Honolulu they encounter a Japanese aircraft carrier but the torpedoes they fire explode about halfway to the target, a recurring problem that has plagued the submarine fleet for some time. The Thunderfish's XO, Duke Gifford runs into his ex-wife and Navy nurse Mary Stuart at the hospital. There's still a spark between them but the b... (Full plot summary below)
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The submarine USS Thunderfish successfully completes a secret mission to rescue a group of orphans on a remote Pacific island. On the way back to Honolulu they encounter a Japanese aircraft carrier but the torpedoes they fire explode about halfway to the target, a recurring problem that has plagued the submarine fleet for some time. The Thunderfish's XO, Duke Gifford runs into his ex-wife and Navy nurse Mary Stuart at the hospital. There's still a spark between them but the boat is sent out on another mission before anything is resolved. When Gifford's good friend and captain, Pop Perry, is killed Gifford believe it's his fault. A inquiry clears him and after he and his men solve the problem of the misfiring torpedoes, they set out to sea.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyThe most interesting element of this typical John Wayne WWII picture is his relationship with his former wife, played by the estimable Patricia Neal. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...typical of John Wayne's war films: heroic, nationalistic, patriotic, sentimental, and hokey. |
| User ReviewPaul Dwow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that ward bond, scott forbes, philip carey, martin milner, patricia neal, paul picemi, kathryn givney, john wayne, cliff clark play good roles/parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this drama/comedy/romance/action/adventure movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs were pretty kewl throughout this movie...i think that this is a good war movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie |
| User ReviewMed WAnother great war film by Wayne. Patricia Neal is another of those actresses that had a good charisma with Wayne. |
| User ReviewDeborah Sue Jit's the duke, what more is tere to say.. |
| User ReviewDaniel Mgreat war movie. what happened to these kind of movies? oh, yeah they already made them. |
| User ReviewBilly Rwow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that ward bond, scott forbes, philip carey, martin milner, patricia neal, paul picemi, kathryn givney, john wayne, cliff clark play good roles/parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this drama/comedy/romance/action/adventure movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs were pretty kewl throughout this movie...i think that this is a good war movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie |
| User ReviewSamir OOutstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor |
| User Reviewgary twow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that ward bond, scott forbes, philip carey, martin milner, patricia neal, paul picemi, kathryn givney, john wayne, cliff clark play good roles/parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this drama/comedy/romance/action/adventure movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie.....i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs were pretty kewl throughout this movie...i think that this is a good war movie 2 watch with a good cast throughout this movie |
| User Reviewbilly mOne of his many WWII films. This one works a love interest in around a little known fact that the US torpedos didnt work!!! |