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Crash Dive (1943)

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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

Unrated, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Archie Mayo

Written By: Jo Swerling

In Theaters: Apr 22, 1943 Wide

On DVD: May 25, 2004

Twentieth Century Fox

Cast

Tyrone Power
Lt. Ward Stewart
Anne Baxter
Jean Hewlett
Dana Andrews
Lt. Cmdr. Dewey Connors
James Gleason
McDonnell
Dame May Whitty
Grandmother
Henry Morgan
Brownie
Ben Carter
Oliver Cromwell Jones
Charles Tannen
Hammond
Frank Conroy
Capt. Bryson
John Archer
Curly
George Holmes
Crew Member
Minor Watson
(Adm. Bob Stewart)
Kathleen Howard
Miss Bromley
David Bacon
Lieutenant
Stanley Andrews
Captain
Paul E. Burns
Clerk
Gene Rizzi
Seaman Rizzi
Frank Dawson
Henry the Butler
Chester Gan
Lee Wong
Charles Grapewin
Thurston Hall
Senator from Texas
Florence Lake
Doris
Trudy Marshall
Telephone Operator
Leila McIntyre
Senator's Wife
Edward McWade
Crony
Lionel Royce
German U-Boat Commander
Cecil Weston
Woman
Bruce Wong
Waiter
Hans Moebus
German Officer

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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.

July 12, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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typical WWII drama, a rousing propaganda tool.

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Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Both the romance and the war scenes lacked any sense of reality, though everything was well-crafted.

March 6, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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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, 2010

James Higgins

a 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

April 1, 2010