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Action in the North Atlantic Overview:

Action in the North Atlantic (1943) was a War - Drama Film directed by Lloyd Bacon, Byron Haskin (uncredited) and Raoul Walsh (uncredited) and produced by Jack L. Warner and Jerry Wald.

SYNOPSIS

Unusual WWII adventure shines a light onto the unsung Merchant Marines who risked their lives bringing supplies to the soldiers at the front. The story begins with the Merchant Marines' tanker being torpedoed by the Nazis. The surviving men are saved after 11 days adrift at sea, and return home. But soon, the men are called back into action with a new assignment that forces them to confront the deadly seas once again. Strong ensemble acting.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1943 --- Ceremony Number 16 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best WritingGuy GilpatricNominated
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Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

By Beatrice on Oct 9, 2014 From Flickers in Time

Action in the North Atlantic Directed by Lloyd Bacon Written by John Howard Lawson; story by Guy Gilpatric 1943/USA Warner Bros First viewing/Amazon Instant Video The great action sequences make this film.  Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey don’t hurt either. The story is more or less a... Read full article

Action in the North Atlantic – 1943

By Bogart Fan on Apr 24, 2013 From The Bogie Film Blog

My Review —A Very Good Film— Your Bogie Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Lloyd Bacon (Byron Haskin finished the film after Bacon was dismissed when the studio could not renegotiate a new contract.) The Lowdown Bogart is Lt. Joe Rossi, second in command on a Merchant Marine tanker that... Read full article

24 Bogie Movie Marathon #14: Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

By Google profile on Nov 22, 2010 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

About MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. A fine World War II movie, indeed. What a superb war movie. It's got all the right elements: action, adventure, interesting characters, a couple of love stories, brains versus brawn, patr... Read full article

Action in the North Atlantic (1943).

By Dawn on Nov 16, 2010 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Action in the North Atlantic (1943). War film directed by Lloyd Bacon. Cast:Humphrey Bogart and Raymond Massey as sailors in the U.S. Merchant Marine in World War II. When their ship is attacked by the Germans while traveling in the North Atlantic, Captain Steve vows retribution. Joe, Steve and the... Read full article

Action in the North Atlantic (1943)

By Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

A fine World War II movie, indeed. What a superb war movie. It's got all the right elements: action, adventure, interesting characters, a couple of love stories, brains versus brawn, patriotism, etc. Plus, you have Humphrey Bogart as the effortlessly cool (I say that a lot huh?) Lt. Joe Rossi. T... Read full article

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Action in the North Atlantic Quotes:

Capt. Steve Jarvis: [to a departing German U-boat after it has rammed his survivor lifeboat] Go on, laugh, you apes! You've had your blood and fire to make you laugh, but I swear to God our time is comin'! We'll pay ya back! We'll hunt ya down and slice ya like a piece of cheese!
Lt. Joe Rossi: Oh, they can't hear you.
Capt. Steve Jarvis: No, but God can.
Goldberg: [During night-time sound blackout] I wish I was in Times Square.
Gun crewman: Why?
Goldberg: I'd take a subway home.
Mrs. Jarvis: For a sailor's wife war is just another storm.
Bartender: Did you hurt your hand?
Lt. Joe Rossi: Never do.
Lt. Joe Rossi: No matter how many tanks and planes and guns you pile up, no matter how many men you got, it doesn't mean a thing unless the men get the stuff when they need it.
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Action in the North Atlantic Facts
This movie's opening prologue is a quote from Franklin Delano Roosevelt. It reads: "Today in the face of this newest and greatest challenge of them all, we of the United Nations have cleared our decks and taken our battle stations. It is the will of the people that America shall deliver the goods. It can never be doubted that the goods will be delivered by this nation, which believes in the tradition of 'DAMN THE TORPEDOES; FULL SPEED AHEAD'" 'Franklin D. Roosevelt'
Radio presenter Art Gilmore provides the voice of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the end of this picture.
According to the book 'Bill Collins presents the Golden Years of Hollywood' by Bill Collins, "For certain scenes, amazingly created on the screen, a replica of a ten thousand-ton tanker was built inside Warner Brothers sound stages six and seven. Each stage contained one half the ship's hull and deck-housing fixtures. This ship had to be torpedoed with its gasoline cargo on fire for the movie. Then a Liberty Ship was constructed on the same two sound stages for later scenes in the film. Furthermore, the size of these sets prohibited their being fixed on rocking equipment. The rocking had to come from the camera, so the camera was mounted on a crane to simulate movement!".
This movie went into production a mere five short weeks after producer producer Jerry Wald was assigned the movie.
The aircraft used to attack the Sea Witch were Heinkel HE-59 biplanes.
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