Crash Dive (1943) |
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| Director(s) | Archie Mayo |
| Producer(s) | Milton Sperling, Lee S. Marcus (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller/Suspense, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
Featured Cast of Crash Dive See More »
Tyrone Power
(as Lt. Ward Stewart)
Anne Baxter
(as Jean Hewlett)
Dana Andrews
(as Lt. Cmdr. Dewey Connor...)
James Gleason
(as Chief Mike 'Mac' McDon...)
May Whitty
(as Grandmother)
Harry Morgan
(as Brownie)
John Archer
(as Curly Bowman)
Frank Conroy
(as Capt. Bryson)
Crash Dive Overview:
Crash Dive (1943) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Archie Mayo and produced by Milton Sperling and Lee S. Marcus.
SYNOPSIS
This romantic adventure, set during WWII, features two Navy men vying for the love of the same woman. While heading to Washington, Lieutenant Ward Stewart meets teacher Jean Hewlitt, quickly falls for her, and eventually succeeds in gaining her affection. However, Lieutenant Stewart soon discovers that his new girlfriend is already engaged to his commanding officer. Further complications develop when both officers get assigned to the same submarine and must set off together on a dangerous mission to destroy a Nazi base.
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The US Navy provided naval equipment and allowed access to their fleet of submarines and also supplied service personnel.
Tyrone Power's picture credit reads "Tyrone Power U.S.M.C.R.", the latter letters after his name standing for United States Marine Corps Reserves.
'Hollywood Reporter' production reports of cast and crew state that Charley Grapewin was part of this movie's cast, but he is not seen in the final film.
Neither the later pictures Crash Dive nor its sequel Counter Measures (aka Crash Dive 2) are remakes of this film. They merely all share being submarine movies and being part of the sub-movie genre with a submarine term title.