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Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.
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Merchant Marine sailors Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart) and Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey) are charged with getting a supply vessel to Russian allies as part of a sea convoy. When the group of ships comes under attack from a German U-boat, Rossi and Jarvis navigate through dangerous waters to evade Nazi naval forces. Though their mission across the Atlantic is extremely treacherous, they are motivated by the opportunity to strike back at the Germans, who sank one of their earlier ships.
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Genre:War
Written By:John Howard Lawson
In Theaters:6/12/1943
Box Office:$3,460,000
Runtime:126 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Humphrey Bogart
Lt. Joe Rossi
Raymond Massey
Capt. Steve Jarvis
Alan Hale
Boats O'Hara
Julie Bishop
Pearl O'Neill
Ruth Gordon
Mrs. Sarah Jarvis
Sam Levene
Abel 'Chips' Abrams
Dane Clark
Johnnie Pulaski
Peter Whitney
Whitey Lara
Dick Hogan
Cadet Robert Parker
Louis Adlon
German Ensign (uncredited)
Iris Adrian
Jenny O'Hara (uncredited)
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