Submarine alert 1943 an fbi agent richard arlen publicly denounces his employer to facilitate infiltration of a spy ring. Richard arlen plays fbi radio engineer lee deerhold, who turns bitter and vindictive when he is abruptly fired. German spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore japanese sub. The aircraft carrier used in the film, the uss boxer, never received any major modernization and retained the classic appearance of a world war ii essexclass aircraft carrier ship during its 24year career 19451969. Navy submariners meets gerard butler actor of hunter killer movie by nc military. Overview of submarine alert, 1943, directed by frank mcdonald, with richard arlen, wendy barrie, nils asther, at turner classic movies. Sioux city vfw canteen closure a sign of changing times for. With richard arlen, wendy barrie, nils asther, roger pryor. As his parents marriage begins to fall apart, similar problems arise in his relationship with jordana. Submarine alert richard arlen full length war movie.
The transfer to dvd is much better, the elstree hill copy which i have now thrown away was quite dreadful. Submarine alert is a 1943 american film directed by frank mcdonald, produced by pinethomas productions and released by paramount pictures. As a mildly patriotic vehicle, the film also made a statement about american values. War movies english hollywood high rating battle history drama by gretchen m. Submarine alert 1943 spy film thriller movie youtube. Location shooting on submarine command took place in and around san diego and the mare island navy base in vallejo, california. Fbi has to track down spies who are broadcasting shipping information to japanese submarines using a new type of radio transmitter. Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore japanese sub. Sub goes into the baltic to sink a nazi ship 3 stars plot.
Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore japanese submarine. It won the special prize of the senate of berlin, and the ocic award at the berlin international film festival. It is an honest coming of age story about how relationships are formed and destroyed which the main character experiences on his own and through his parents at the same time. Submarine attack 1954 an italian submarine captain renato baldini picks up a british nurse lois maxwell and other shipwreck survivors around christmas. Vfw, veterans of foreign wars magazine university of florida. After taking the job, he realizes that he is working for the nazis, who have built a transmitter designed to locate allied ships. The film was panned by critics for its brooding melodrama. Submarine alert 1943 thriller, war video dailymotion. On 9 march 1922, alert was placed out of commission at the mare island navy yard.
Thats when monsters and mutants sent by the captains rival, a 200 year old scientist, attack. Wikipedia more info at imdb, wikipedia, rotten tomatoes, wikidata. Ttotally radical keyboard synthesizer robotic arcade score. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. After the attack, many americans believed the west coast would be the next target. This film, the first of a spate of world war ii submarine movies released during the 1950s, was loosely based on the true stories of the uss angler ss240 and growler ss215. Ussvi submarine veterans national office home facebook. Submarine alert is an old spy thriller from the early 1940s, when world war ii was in full swing. Daily updates of everything that you need know about what is going on in the military community and abroad including military gear and equipment, breaking news, international news and more. Russian submarine 24 hour watches are inspired by a soviet watch designed for use by submarine crews. Diving submarine alert buzzer wav sound bytes, strange noises, sound clips effects, download sound effects for children, sound effects for theatre, sound bites, pro sound effects, sound effects on line, film reel sound effect, special effect sounds, scary audio sound clips, sound effects fx, aiff audio, sounds effects download, dowloading. To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the beatles yellow submarine will be returning to the. Us submarine veterans is a national organization of over,000 veterans and active duty members who are submarine.
Submarine alert, dvd, manufactured on demand, warworld war ii, 644827934720. Unnecessary cheerleading in a movie, yes, but part of american film culture at the time. Flip through the pages of the newspaper online with our e edition. To nab the spy ring, the government has the west coasts top radio engineers fired and shadowed to see if the nazis recruit them to complete work on the prototype radio. To nab the spy ring, the government has the west coasts top radio engineers fired and shadowed to see if the nazis recruit them to complete. May watch it again in the future and i not one to watch a movie twice. An outofwork radio engineer richard arlen is recruited to work on a secret project by two strangers. A submarine movie, is a movie set mostlynin or around a submarine, these are normally war films set during ww2 or the cold war. Admiral charles lockwood, the commander of submarine operations in the pacific, served as. George finn needs your help with united state congress. Actually, his termination was engineered by his fbi superiors, so that deerhold will be susceptible to a job offer from a gang of nazi saboteurs. Russian 24 hour watches submarine russian 24 hour watches are used by submariners, military, navy, pilot, astronauts and polar explorer. Their plan is to have all the radio technicians in the area fired from their job, so that one will find employment with the bad guys.
It is notable for being one of the first films to touch on post traumatic stress disorder. To nab the spy ring, the government has the west coasts top radio engineers fired and shadowed to see if the nazis recruit them to complete work on the. A journalist is saved by a giant submarine captained by a 200 year old man who takes him to an underwater paradise city where no one ages. To triangate the position of the radio transmitter the peopple running the radio. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Richard arlen plays fbi radio engineer lee deerhold, who turns bitter and. The story revolves around lieutenant commander ken white william holden, a navy officer, who orders his crew to dive the submarine.
The film stars richard arlen, wendy barrie, nils asther, roger pryor, marc lawrence and ralph sanford. Submarine alert 1943 had a decent bcast, but the entire thing was so exceedingly routine that it become a chore to get through. World war ii veterans fill decatur vfw hall with respect, memories. Submarine command is a 1951 war film directed by john farrow. This region 1 version is the same very poor print that is easily available from elstree hill entertainment. Change the veterans of foreign wars charter to include eligibility for membership in vfw for fast attack submarine sailors who served during the cold war. To nab the spy ring, the government has the west coasts top radio. Submarine alert 1943 spy film thriller movie by the federal file.
Freddy rich was a very popular bigband leader in the 1940s. Review by stephen tubbs watchable compact story telling the highlight is a car chase cops on the running board hanging on to the outside of the chasing police car guns blazing at the vehicle fleeing down. Stock war story with the advantage of having william holden in the lead. Submarine warp films and director ayoade present a comedy which follows a 15year old boy craig roberts with two objectives.
Submarine command is a 1951 american war film directed by john farrow and starring william holden, don taylor, nancy olson, william bendix, and darryl hickman. Submarine is a welsh film that director richard ayoade adapted a screenplay based off the novel by the same name, about an awkward teenage boy and his first real relationship with a girlfriend. High quality submarine movie gifts and merchandise. The vfw posts situation undoubtedly sounds familiar to members of veterans. The plot of the pinethomas adventure quickie submarine alert is more than a little beholden to hitchcocks the 39 steps. Marcantonio bragadin was an adviser on the film, which was shot inside and on the deck of a. The job was to watch for japanese submarines and aircraft. City stockyards, is shown underwater in the floyd river flood of 1926.
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