Submarine Command (1951)
Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.
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Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.
Rating:NR
Genre:War, Drama
Written By:Jonathan Latimer
In Theaters:11/1/1951
Box Office:
Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Cast
John Farrow
Director
William Holden
Lt. Cmdr. Ken White
Nancy Olson
Carol
William Bendix
CPO Boyer
Don Taylor
Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris
Arthur Franz
Lt. Arnie Carlson
Darryl Hickman
Ens. Jack Wheelwright
Peggy Webber
Mrs. Alice Rice
Moroni Olsen
Rear Adm. Joshua Rice
Jack Gregson
Cmdr. Joshua Rice
Jack Kelly
Lt. Paul Barton
Don Dunning
Quartermaster Perkins
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