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Two men have already died. How many more may be lost? From filmmakers John and Roy Boulting (Brighton Rock, Lucky Jim) comes this suspenseful tale of Royal Navy sailors risking their lives in a dangerous mission to engineer a top-secret torpedo. When a test of the torpedo turns fatal, the Admiralty sends in a team from the U.S. Navy, including Lieutenant "Brad" Bradville (Gene Kelly), the new director of the program. But the tight-knit Brits don't exactly welcome the Yank interlopers, especially when Bradville decides to strip the torpedo down and start anew. A titan of the golden era of movie musicals, Kelly turns in an intelligent, sympathetic performance as a leader equally dedicated to science and to the welfare of his men.
Original Release
07/12/1954
US Release
11/10/1954
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gene Kelly | Lt. 'Brad' Bradville (USN) / Lieutenant Bradville |
John Justin | Lt. Roger Wharton / Lieutenant Wharton |
Bernard Lee | Able Seaman 'Lofty' Turner / Lofty Turner |
Jeff Richards | Torpedoman's Mate Second Class 'Butch' Clelland (USN) / Butch Clelland |
Sidney James | Able Seaman Charlie 'Badge' Badger / Charlie Badger |
Patric Doonan | Petty Officer Herbert |
Ray Jackson | Able Seaman 'Sprog' Sims / Sprog Sims |
Fredd Wayne | Torpedoman's Mate 2nd Class Sam 'Shorty' Kaminsky (USN) / Shorty Karminsky |
Patrick Barr | Commander Sinclair / Lt. Cdr. Sinclair |
David Orr | Haggis Mackintosh / Able Seaman J.E. 'Haggis' Mackintosh |
Directors
Writers
Hugh Hastings, Frank Harvey, Roy Boulting
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gene Kelly | Lt. 'Brad' Bradville (USN) / Lieutenant Bradville |
John Justin | Lt. Roger Wharton / Lieutenant Wharton |
Bernard Lee | Able Seaman 'Lofty' Turner / Lofty Turner |
Jeff Richards | Torpedoman's Mate Second Class 'Butch' Clelland (USN) / Butch Clelland |
Sidney James | Able Seaman Charlie 'Badge' Badger / Charlie Badger |
Patric Doonan | Petty Officer Herbert |
Ray Jackson | Able Seaman 'Sprog' Sims / Sprog Sims |
Fredd Wayne | Torpedoman's Mate 2nd Class Sam 'Shorty' Kaminsky (USN) / Shorty Karminsky |
Patrick Barr | Commander Sinclair / Lt. Cdr. Sinclair |
David Orr | Haggis Mackintosh / Able Seaman J.E. 'Haggis' Mackintosh |
Ronald Adam | Member of Admiralty Board |
William Baskiville | Sailor Responding to Fire Alarm |
Peter Bathurst | Geoff - Deputy Director of Naval Research |
Martin Boddey | Member of Admiralty Board |
Steve Donahue | Sailor Responding to Fire Alarm |
James Drake | Frigate Officer |
John Fabian | Lieutenant Lane |
John Horsley | John Phillips - Medical Officer |
Bill Rayment | Officers' Steward |
John Rolfe | Wireless Operator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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John Boulting | Producer |
Roy Boulting | Producer |