Away All Boats

"The battle cry of the South Pacific"

Aug 16 1956 Approved 1h 54m
Drama, War

The story of USS 'Belinda', a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops on enemy beachheads.

Plot

The story of U.S.S. "Belinda", Attack Transport PA22, launched late 1943 with regular-Navy Captain Jebediah S. Hawks (Jeff Chandler) and ex-merchant Lieutenant Dave MacDougall (George Nader) as boat commander. Despite personal friction, the two have plenty with which to deal as the only experienced officers on board during the "shakedown". Almost laughable incompetence gradually improves, but the crew remains far from perfect when the ship sees action, landing troops on enemy beachheads. And few anticipate the challenges in store at Okinawa.

Written by

Ted Sherdeman, Kenneth M. Dodson

Directed by

Joseph Pevney

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
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1,729
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA