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Minesweeper (1943)

NR 11/10/1943 Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War 1h 7m
50%
User
Score
5.1/10

DANGER AFLOAT! ABOVE, BELOW AND ACROSS THE SEAS...WITH THE HEROIC MEN OF THE COAST GUARD!

Overview

A naval officer who had deserted several years earlier is drawn back to the Navy when World War II begins. He re-enlists under an assumed name, and is assigned to a minesweeper, where he has to perform hazardous duties while at the same time keeping his real identity a secret.

William Berke

Director

Edward T. Lowe Jr.

Screenplay

Maxwell Shane

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Richard Houston

Jean Parker

Jean Parker

Mary Smith

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith

Emma Dunn

Emma Dunn

Mom Smith

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Commander Lane

Frank Fenton

Frank Fenton

Lt. Ralph Gilpin

Chick Chandler

Chick Chandler

Seaman 'Corny' Welch

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Cutter Lieutenant Wells

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum

Seaman Chuck Ryan

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on June 26, 2022

Richard Arlen ("Houston/Jim") deserts from the US Navy only to re-enlist (under a pseudonym) after Pearl Harbor is attacked. He is assigned to a minesweeper where he must defuse these lethal obstacles to shipping in the Pacific Ocean. That's the exciting bit. The rest of it is a bog-standard melodrama with him falling for "Mary" (Jean Parker) and engaging is some rather dull sparring with fellow seaman "Nash" (Russell Hayden) for her affections. It's only when "Nash" saves the life of his competitor that "Lieut. Gilpin" (Frank Fenton) discovers some flaws with Arlen's backstory and our would-be hero, facing some precarious scenarios at home and at sea, considers doing yet another runner before he rallies to participate in a final deadly mission. The action bits at sea are quite interesting...

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