Release Date: Apr 22, 1943 Wide
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Tyrone Power made his last screen appearance before a three-year stretch in the Marines in this World War II drama. Lt. Ward Stewart (Tyrone Power) has served with distinction as the commander of a PT boat, so his uncle, Adm. Bob Stewart (Minor Watson), gives him a new and more challenging assignment aboard a submarine. Before shipping out, Ward enjoys a night on the town, where he meets and romances a pretty schoolteacher, Jean Hewlett (Anne Baxter). However, when Ward reports for duty, he
Apr 22, 1943 Wide
May 25, 2004
Twentieth Century Fox
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The romantic subplot of this WWII melodrama, Tyrone Power's last film before going to war, is weak, but the action sequences (in color) are good.
typical WWII drama, a rousing propaganda tool.
Both the romance and the war scenes lacked any sense of reality, though everything was well-crafted.
This war/action/romance film is a notch or two above average, mostly due to it's exceptional production values. Suspenseful, and the romance aspect fits into the story much better than most war films. Anne Baxter is a delight and gives a sincere performance. Entertaining on many different levels.
February 5, 2010a decent wwii film about the lives and loves of two submarine officers. andrews and power make for a good match of give and take in the romance department and give a good accounting of themselves when the call to action demands. my favorite scene is of them seated in the officers' mess after a long, arduous tour and
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