| Submarine Patrol | |
|---|---|
 1938 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by |
William Faulkner Jack Yellen |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring |
Richard Greene Nancy Kelly Preston Foster George Bancroft |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
|
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | over $1 million [1] |
Submarine Patrol is a 1938 film directed by John Ford. The screenplay was by Rian James, Darrell Ware, and Jack Yellen. The film starred Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly and Preston Foster. The supporting cast features George Bancroft, Elisha Cook, Jr., John Carradine, Maxie Rosenbloom, Jack Pennick, Ward Bond [2] and an unbilled Lon Chaney Jr. as a Marine sentry. The movie was partly written by William Faulkner. [3]
The film was based on the book The Splinter Fleet of the Otranto Barrage by Ray Millholland. [4]
Plot
 | This article needs a
plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
- Richard Greene as Perry Townsend III
- Nancy Kelly as Susan Leeds
- Preston Foster as John C. Drake
- George Bancroft as Captain Leeds
- Slim Summerville as Spuds Fickett
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Sails Quincannon
- Warren Hymer as Rocky Haggerty
- Douglas Fowley as Pinky Brett
- Dick Hogan as Johnny Miller
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Rutherford Davis Pratt ("The Professor")
- Ward Bond as Seaman Olaf Swanson
- George E. Stone as Irving Goldfarb
- Jack Pennick as Guns McPeek
- "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom as Marine sentry Sgt. Joe Duffy
- John Carradine as McAllison
- Henry Armetta as Luigi
- Joan Valerie as Anne
- Robert Lowery as Sparks, radioman
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Marine sentry (unbilled)
References
- ^ "Top Films and Stars". Variety. 4 January 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "THE SCREEN; ' Submarine Patrol,' an Exciting and Richly Comic Saga of the Splinter Fleet, Opens at the Roxy At the 86th St. Garden Theatre At the 86th Street Casino At the Modern Playhouse". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Submarine Patrol". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Submarine Patrol". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
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| Submarine Patrol | |
|---|---|
|
1938 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | John Ford |
| Written by |
William Faulkner Jack Yellen |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring |
Richard Greene Nancy Kelly Preston Foster George Bancroft |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
|
Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | over $1 million [1] |
Submarine Patrol is a 1938 film directed by John Ford. The screenplay was by Rian James, Darrell Ware, and Jack Yellen. The film starred Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly and Preston Foster. The supporting cast features George Bancroft, Elisha Cook, Jr., John Carradine, Maxie Rosenbloom, Jack Pennick, Ward Bond [2] and an unbilled Lon Chaney Jr. as a Marine sentry. The movie was partly written by William Faulkner. [3]
The film was based on the book The Splinter Fleet of the Otranto Barrage by Ray Millholland. [4]
Plot
| This article needs a
plot summary. (December 2023) |
Cast
- Richard Greene as Perry Townsend III
- Nancy Kelly as Susan Leeds
- Preston Foster as John C. Drake
- George Bancroft as Captain Leeds
- Slim Summerville as Spuds Fickett
- J. Farrell MacDonald as Sails Quincannon
- Warren Hymer as Rocky Haggerty
- Douglas Fowley as Pinky Brett
- Dick Hogan as Johnny Miller
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Rutherford Davis Pratt ("The Professor")
- Ward Bond as Seaman Olaf Swanson
- George E. Stone as Irving Goldfarb
- Jack Pennick as Guns McPeek
- "Slapsie Maxie" Rosenbloom as Marine sentry Sgt. Joe Duffy
- John Carradine as McAllison
- Henry Armetta as Luigi
- Joan Valerie as Anne
- Robert Lowery as Sparks, radioman
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Marine sentry (unbilled)
References
- ^ "Top Films and Stars". Variety. 4 January 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "THE SCREEN; ' Submarine Patrol,' an Exciting and Richly Comic Saga of the Splinter Fleet, Opens at the Roxy At the 86th St. Garden Theatre At the 86th Street Casino At the Modern Playhouse". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Submarine Patrol". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ "Submarine Patrol". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
External links
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