A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping. Its new executive officer, Lt. Ward Stewart, has been transferred back into submarines after commanding his own PT boat. At the submarine base in New London, Connecticut, he asks his new captain, Lt. Cmdr. Dewey Connors, for a weekend leave to settle his affairs before taking up his new assignment. On a train bound for Washington D.C., Stewart accidentally encounters New London school teacher Jean Hewlett and her students. Despite her initial resistance to his efforts, he charms her and they fall in love.
Practical Effects
Real Navy cooperation — they filmed on actual USS Corsair sets.
Acting
Dana Andrews simmers with resentment while Power just smiles.
Director
Archie Mayo
Tyrone Power
Lt. Ward Stewart
Anne Baxter
Jean Hewlett
Dana Andrews
Lt. Cdr. Dewey Connors
James Gleason
Chief Mike 'Mac' McDonnell
May Whitty
Grandmother
Harry Morgan
Brownie
Ben Carter
Oliver Cromwell Jones
Stanley Andrews
Shipwrecked Captain (uncredited)
John Archer
Curly Bowman (uncredited)
Gene Rizzi
Seaman Rizzi (uncredited)
Frank Conroy
Capt. Bryson
Fred Aldrich
German Seaman
Brooks Benedict
Angry Man at Hotel Registration Desk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
20th Century Fox built a 25-foot working submarine model for exterior shots that cost more than the entire script. It leaked constantly.
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