Underwater Warrior

1958 film by Andrew Marton
  • Dan Dailey
  • James Gregory
  • Claire Kelly
CinematographyJoseph BirocEdited byCharles CraftMusic byHarry SukmanDistributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • February 14, 1958 (1958-02-14)
Running time
91 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$384,000[1]Box office$795,000[1]

Underwater Warrior is a 1958 American CinemaScope war drama film telling the story of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams between World War II and the Korean War. It was based on the 1957 nonfiction book The Naked Warriors by Commander Francis Douglas Fane.[2] Dan Dailey played Fane with two naval officer divers also appearing in the film, Lt Alex Fane, Francis's son and Lt Jon Lindbergh, son of Charles Lindbergh.[3] Producer Ivan Tors subsequently produced the syndicated television series Sea Hunt, also on underwater diving themes.

Plot

Cast

  • Dan Dailey as Cmdr. David Forest
  • James Gregory as Lt. William Arnold, MD
  • Ross Martin as Sgt. Joe O'Brien
  • Raymond Bailey as Adm. Ashton
  • Alex Gerry as Captain of Battleship
  • Claire Kelly as Anne Winnmore

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $405,000 in the US and Canada and $390,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $34,000.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ "Commander Francis Douglas Fane". Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ Jon Lindbergh Has Role in Picture The Norwalk Hour 5 May 1958

External links

  • Underwater Warrior at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Underwater Warrior at TCMDB
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