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Date of Release: June 9, 1933 (New York premiere)
Running Time: 105 minutes
Director: Jack Conway
Screenplay: Laird Doyla and Raymond L. Schrock
Based on the novel Pigboats by Edward Ellsberg
Additional Dialogue: John Lee Mahin and John Meehan
Cinematography: Harold Rosson
Film Editing: Hal C. Kern
Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons
Costume Design: Adrian
Recording Engineer: Douglas Shearer
Original Music: William Axt
Assistant Director: John Waters
Note: Working title Pigboats
Robert Montgomery...Lieutenant Thoams Knowlton, U.S.N.
Walter Huston...Lieutenant Commander T.J. Toler, U.S.N.
Mage Evans...Joan Standish
Jimmy Durante..."Ptomaine", ship's cook
Eugene Pallette...MacDougall, Chief Torpedo Man
Robert Young...Lieutenant "Brick" Walters
Edwin Styles...Herbert Standish, Fleet Commander
John Lee Mahin...Lieutenant "Speed" Nelson
David Newell...Lieutenant Radford
Sterling Holloway...Seaman Jenks
Chalres Irwin...Buck-Toothed Sergeant
James Donlan...Seaman Muller (uncredited)
Maude Eburne...Lady Higby (uncredited)
Harry Evans...British Officer (uncredited)
Eddie Hart...S.P. Guard (uncredited)
Henry Kolker...Admiral Sir Hugh Higby (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe...Seaman (uncredited)
Matt McHugh...Seaman (uncredited)
Bradley Page...Seaman Gardner (uncredited)
James Parrish...(uncredited)
Paul Porcasi...Italian (uncredited)
Syd Saylor...Engineer Hendrikson (uncredited)
Set during WWI, mostly aboard a U.S. Naval submarine, Lieutenant Knowlton locks horns with his by-the-book superior officer, Lieutenant Toler; he also falls in love with Toler's daughter, Joan, who happens to be married. The battle scenes are extremely well-done with the right amount of tension and pathos. The personal side of the story doesn't move quite as smoothly, but is generally satisfying. An interesting film to watch in light of Montgomery's future Naval career.