A weathered WWII actioner, dealing with a Sub Commandant ,-Gary Grant, though partially miscast due to be too urban for this role- , and his brave crew : John Garfield , Robert Hutton, John Ridgely , Alan Hale , Dane Clark, Tom Tully, Peter Whitney, Warner Anderson , John Forsythe , among others . All of them carry out the search-and-destroy mission by means of an US submarine sent into Tokyo harbor. As the valiant captain Gary Grant takes his submarine to the coast of Japan , where undercover land three tough sailors : John Garfield, John Ridgely, John Forsythe . As they slip through security nets to land a key information gathering team for US bombing raids .
A propaganda piece put together by great professionals as director Delmer Daves and screenwriters as Daves himself and the black-listed Albert Malz. The film is pretty well , being decently made and with a fine main and support cast , if perhaps undue length . This attractive warlike movie results to be a blueprint for the Submarine Sub-genre - along with its British equivalent made the same year titled " We Dive at Dawn" -including ordinary frames about rousing torpedo highlights , depth-charge anxieties, underwater model work, straightforward macho heroics and regular attacks against warships . Adding character studio concerning some members of the crew and much banter among the motley mix of sailors the order of the day.
It contains an atmospheric and evocative cinemetography in Black and While by Bert Glennon. Although available in a horrible colorized version . As well as moving and thrilling musical score by Franz Waxman . The motion picture was well and professionally directed by Delmer Daves . This craftsman was a good filmmaker who directed all kinds of genres , outstanding in Western and Film Noir , though also made notorious romantic dramas , and warfare movies , such as : Pride of the Marines or Forever in love , Dark Passage , The Red House , Never let me go , The Last Wagon , Jubal, 3.10 to Yuma , Cowboy , The Badlanders , Demetrius and the Gladiators, Kings Go Forth , The Battle of the Villa Fiorita. Rating : 7/10 . The picture will appeal to Gary Grant fans and Wartime genre aficionados
A propaganda piece put together by great professionals as director Delmer Daves and screenwriters as Daves himself and the black-listed Albert Malz. The film is pretty well , being decently made and with a fine main and support cast , if perhaps undue length . This attractive warlike movie results to be a blueprint for the Submarine Sub-genre - along with its British equivalent made the same year titled " We Dive at Dawn" -including ordinary frames about rousing torpedo highlights , depth-charge anxieties, underwater model work, straightforward macho heroics and regular attacks against warships . Adding character studio concerning some members of the crew and much banter among the motley mix of sailors the order of the day.
It contains an atmospheric and evocative cinemetography in Black and While by Bert Glennon. Although available in a horrible colorized version . As well as moving and thrilling musical score by Franz Waxman . The motion picture was well and professionally directed by Delmer Daves . This craftsman was a good filmmaker who directed all kinds of genres , outstanding in Western and Film Noir , though also made notorious romantic dramas , and warfare movies , such as : Pride of the Marines or Forever in love , Dark Passage , The Red House , Never let me go , The Last Wagon , Jubal, 3.10 to Yuma , Cowboy , The Badlanders , Demetrius and the Gladiators, Kings Go Forth , The Battle of the Villa Fiorita. Rating : 7/10 . The picture will appeal to Gary Grant fans and Wartime genre aficionados