During world war ii, with shipping being sunk by submarines and with an american scientist working on radio technology killed by nazi spies, fbi agent. Wikipedia more info at imdb, wikipedia, rotten tomatoes, netflix, freebase. Released 1943, submarine alert stars richard arlen, wendy barrie, nils asther, roger pryor the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 6 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Wikipedia more info at imdb, wikipedia, rotten tomatoes, wikidata. By may of 1943 us submarine involvement had almost ceased in the atlantic except for training and sea trials of new subs. A little boy named johnny, listening on his shortwave radio, receives the message and alerts his father, who calls the fbi. Submarine alert 1943 1h 06m nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore japanese sub.
Submarine alert 1943 an fbi agent richard arlen publicly denounces his employer to facilitate infiltration of a spy ring. Submarine alert 1943 black and white wwii based movie for the fans of old black and white movies, i came across a ww ii styled spy mystery set in the backdrop of ww ii. Submarine alert is a 1943 american film directed by frank mcdonald, produced by pinethomas productions and released by paramount pictures. Watch submarine alert movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. As a mildly patriotic vehicle, the film also made a statement about american values. Many of todays adolescents may seem gauche, mulish and angry. This wwii spy movie is a very well made propaganda film.
With richard arlen, wendy barrie, nils asther, roger pryor. Jul 29, 2011 submarine is not just for the artsy wes anderson crowd, who love quirky characters and whimsical cinematography, the film appeals to everyone with its genuine take on a coming of age story. When an unemployed radio engineer is recruited for a secret project, he soon discovers that hes helping nazi spies build a transmitter that targets allied ships. Submarine alert 1943 frank mcdonald, richard arlen. Submarine alert 1943 thriller, war video dailymotion. Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore japanese submarine. Ship engineer jim taggert is rescued from a torpedoed tramp steamer by joe morgan, an american gangster that found new york too hot for him, and has become a fisherman operating from an outoftheway island off of the coast of south america. Do you remember a night to remember by richard wallace or king of the mounties starring allan lane, gilbert emery, russell hicks, peggy drake.
This film was regd with the usco in 1983 pau000572853 and is protected under us law. For some reason, i felt the dad as a marine biologist worked better than dad as a historian. Hms storm p 233 of the royal navy british submarine of. What average rating did they give to submarine alert. A distinctive element in this genre is the soundtrack, which attempts to bring home the emotional and dramatic nature of conflict under the sea. Dec 31, 2017 submarine alert 1943 wwiithriller part 12. Yet back in the 80s, if oliver and his girlfriend jordana are anything to go by, they were quite unspeakably. 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. Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore japanese sub. Submarine alert is a 1943 american film directed by frank mcdonald, produced by. 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. The plot of the pinethomas adventure quickie submarine alert is more than a little beholden to hitchcocks the 39 steps. Submarine alert 1943 stream and watch online moviefone.
Do you remember sherlock holmes and the secret weapon by roy william neill or mrs. There is a cameo appearance by japanese fleet admiral nagano who discusses in english the effect of us sub operations on the. 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. Uboat losses during 1943 fates german uboats of wwii. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest classic films of all time. See more ideas about world war ii, world war and war. A prime example of how romantic comedies should be. 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. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. To triangate the position of the radio transmitter the peopple running the radio direction finders would have to provide a direction by using degrees form their position, ie 090 degrees for location one, 270 degrees for location 2 etc, then where the three bearings cross is the radio tranmitters position, it is not possible to triangleate a position by direction such as north by nothwest. Richard arlen plays fbi radio engineer lee deerhold, who turns bitter and. Submarine alert 1943 wwiithriller part 12 video dailymotion. Watch the full length movie of submarine alert 1943 online or on the fios mobile app.
January 27th, 2004 not yet rated 1 hr 6 min plot summary. 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. Created at a time when the beatles were all the rage, the films songs hold up well and its animation is the epitome of the psychedelic 1960s. The top movies of 1943 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members top movies list. During world war ii, american radio scientist bergstrom is murdered by german agents, who want to obtain his newly developed radio transmitter. When you check it out, remember, all you need is love. Us submarine losses in the atlantic were few and may have been the result of an aggressive anti submarine program by us and allied powers. Shop from the worlds largest selection and best deals for film stock. Well paced and exciting, it shows good directing and mostly good acting. Created at a time when the beatles were all the rage, the film s songs hold up well and its animation is the epitome of the psychedelic 1960s. The submarine had first been developed in the civil war with a hand cranked powered sub called bushnells turtle and in a realative short period of time, they transitioned to the modern nuclear submarines.
Submarine alert 1943 pd submarine base 1943 pd sundown1941 pd sunset serenade 1942 pd. Submarine alert 1943 frank mcdonald, richard arlen, wendy barrie, nils asther, thriller, war may 21, 2017 nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore japanese sub. Submarine films have their own particular semantics and syntax, creating a film genre concerned specifically with submarine warfare. The plot stretches credulity, but not as much as to detract. At that time the 449th had completed its training and had moved from bruning, nebraska to topeka, kansas. Im a fan of wwii movies and am surprised that ive never seen it before. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online.
Submarine alert is a film directed by frank mcdonald with richard arlen. I29s e14y1 glen flies an asw patrol over the approaches to penang to protect an incoming submarine. Morgan makes his headquarters at the halfway house run by. Films of this subgenre typically focus on a small but determined crew of submariners battling against enemy submarines or submarine hunter ships, or against other. In this wartime drama, an exgangster proves himself a decent man when he helps defeat the nazis while he is hiding out on a tiny island. Ayoades film has absorbed the influences of wes anderson and michel gondry in its deadpan ironies and block capital sansserif titles, but its still really personal and. Movies normally feature cliches such as the claustrophobia of life beneath the. Radio engineer lew deerhold, a resident alien without a job to pay for his adorable little ward ginas. The film appeared to be set in the late 80s early 90s and the book towards the later 90s. Submarine alert pinethomas productions, 1943 nazi spies use a stolen shortwave. Im going to have to give this one good marks for style, and for being able to hold your attention. Watch movie online submarine alert 1943 on 123movies full movie free streaming. The submarine film is a subgenre of war film in which the majority of the plot.
Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either. Submarine base is a 1943 american film directed by albert h. Admiral charles lockwood, the commander of submarine operations in the pacific, served as technical advisor. This great film will surely attract a whole new generation of classic movie fans. Ship engineer jim taggert john litel is rescued from a torpedoed tramp steamer by joe morgan alan baxter, an american gangster that found new york too hot for him, and has become a fisherman operating from an outoftheway island off of the coast of south america. 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. Wiggs of the cabbage patch starring fay bainter, carolyn lee, hugh herbert, barbara jo allen. Richard arlen plays fbi radio engineer lee deerhold, who turns bitter and vindictive when he is abruptly fired. Top movies of 1943 list, best movies 1943 page 18 by. Us submarine models, us nuclear submarine models submarine models, plastic model kits of us submarines. Radio engineer lew deerhold, a resident alien without a job to pay for his adorable little ward ginas lifesaving operation, falls prey to the spy ring, and. Submarine base 1943 wwiithriller part 12 video dailymotion.
The technical advisor on the film was capt kenneth h. Submarine alert 1943 us thriller directed by frank mcdonald, depicting a. The movie begins with a sub sinking ships off the coast. The air rescue service was reorganized in march 1946 to become a division of the air transport command. Turner was assigned duties as the group historian for the 449th bomb group.
I29 departs penang on her fifth war patrol to operate on the eastern coast of africa and in the gulf of aden. Submarine alert was another in the series of b films churned out by the. With john litel, alan baxter, eric blore, georges metaxa. Soon american oil tankers are being sunk by enemy submarines, and naval intelligence has proof that an illegal transmitter has been relaying shipping information from an unidentified location in a pacific coast city. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Its sink or swim in the classic adventure submarine alert 1943. Submarine plumbs the depths of selfsatisfaction film the. Submarine alert 1943 had a decent bcast, but the entire thing was so exceedingly routine that it become a chore to get through. Submarine films are a subgenre of war film in which the majority of the plot revolves around a submarine below the oceans surface.
Therefore, i feel that i could relate more to the film than the book. The film stars richard arlen, wendy barrie, nils asther, roger pryor, marc lawrence and ralph sanford. No list of mustsee submarine movies would be complete without mentioning the beatles visual extravaganza, yellow submarine. Seven were saved was completed with the full cooperation of the united states army air forces usaaf air rescue service. Submarine alert, dvd, manufactured on demand, warworld war ii, 644827934720. Also, i thought the film captured the atmosphere in a slightly better way than the book. Uss s28 reached her assigned patrol area in the northern kurile islands. Submarine alert 1943 is a classic movie directed by frank mcdonald, and starring richard arlen. Although he assists the german soldiers, the nazis realize. Morgan makes his headquarters at the halfway house run by the. Dec 31, 2017 corona virus is restricted to import goods from china but tirupur garments due to the chemicals used for coloring the price rose by 20 per cent.
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