Crash Dive

"Tyrone Power -- Leading a reckless crew on the war's most daring mission!"

Nov 25 1943 Approved 1h 46m
Action, Adventure, Drama

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.

Plot

Against his personal preference, PT boat commander Ward Stewart is made executive officer of the submarine USS Corsair. On leave before sailing, he meets schoolteacher Jean Hewlett and gives her a romantic rush...unaware that she's the sweetheart of Dewey Connors, his new commander. At sea, the men bond while fighting German Q-ships. When will they discover their mutual romantic rivalry? Will it interfere with a spectacular commando raid on a secret German base?

Written by

Jo Swerling, W.R. Burnett

Directed by

Archie Mayo

Cast

Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, Dana Andrews

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

Deutsch, English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total

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Crash Dive (trailer)
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Average Rating
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