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Up Periscope (1959) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Gordon Douglas and produced by Aubrey Schenck.

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Up Periscope: Early James Garner

By Rick29 on Apr 2, 2020 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

The same night that he proposes marriage to a recent acquaintance, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden (James Garner) is whisked away to conduct a secret mission in the Pacific. Once aboard the submarine Barracuda, Captain Paul Stevenson (Edmund O'Brien) explains that Braden will be dropped off in a lago... Read full article

Up Periscope

By Rick29 on Apr 21, 2018 From Classic Film & TV Cafe

The same night that he proposes marriage to a recent acquaintance, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden (James Garner) is whisked away to conduct to a secret mission in the Pacific. Once aboard to the submarine Barracuda, Captain Paul Stevenson (Edmund O'Brien) explains that Braden will dropped off in a ... Read full article

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Up Periscope Quotes:

Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden: How come they call you Weary?
Weary: That's my name.
Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden: Nickname?
Weary: No, sir, my real name. I'm the youngest of 13 children. I guess when I was born, my mother couldn't think of another name.
Commander Paul Stevenson: Oh, uh, one more thing, Mr. Braden, you don't get captured.
Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden: Mm-hmm. I wouldn't think of it, sir.
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Up Periscope Facts
Warren Oates character, Seaman Kovacs, is constantly eating. You can tell how many takes each scene required by the size of the bites he takes. In some he wolfs the food, in others he just picks at it.
Average Shot Length = ~8.4 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~8.5 seconds.
All underwater miniature submarine shots were reused from the film Destination Tokyo.
Debut of Warren Oates.
In a separately filmed trailer, James Garner talks to the audience about the film, and urges them to come see him on "the big screen".
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