Movie
Action in the North Atlantic
Overview
Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.
Details
- Release date
- 1943-06-12
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Lt. Joe Rossi
- Raymond Massey as Capt. Steve Jarvis
- Alan Hale as Boats O'Hara
- Julie Bishop as Pearl O'Neill
- Ruth Gordon as Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
- Sam Levene as Abel 'Chips' Abrams
- Dane Clark as Johnnie Pulaski
- Peter Whitney as Whitey Lara
- Dick Hogan as Cadet Robert Parker
- Louis Adlon as German Ensign (uncredited)
- Iris Adrian as Jenny O'Hara (uncredited)
- Frank Alten as German (uncredited)
Crew
- Lloyd Bacon - Director
- John Howard Lawson - Screenplay
- Guy Gilpatric - Story
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