“The man they called the 'human torpedo' - the secret underwater marauder who hit like no man hit before!”
Lieutenant Braden discovers that Sally, the woman he's been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his qualifications to be a U.S. Navy frogman. He must put his personal life behind him after being assigned to be smuggled into a Japanese-held island via submarine to photograph radio codes.
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Cast
16 people
James Garner
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
Known for
The Notebook
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Edmond O'Brien
Commander Paul Stevenson
Known for
The Killers
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Andra Martin
Sally Johnson
Also in
The Thing That Couldn't Die
Yellowstone Kelly
Alan Hale Jr.
Lt. Pat Malone
Known for
Gilligan's Island
Hang 'em High
Carleton Carpenter
Lt. Phil Carney
Known for
The Prowler
Vengeance Valley
Frank Gifford
Ensign Cy Mount
Also in
Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King: Tennis Battle of the Sexes
Psych
William Leslie
Lt. Doherty
Known for
The Lineup
The Horse Soldiers
Richard Bakalyan
Seaman Peck
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Chinatown
Edd Byrnes
Pharmacist Mate Ash
Known for
Grease
The Secret Invasion
Sean Garrison
Seaman Floyd
Known for
Splendor in the Grass
Henry Kulky
Chief Petty Officer York
Known for
Illegal
Love Me or Leave Me
Warren Oates
Seaman Kovacs
Known for
Badlands
In the Heat of the Night
Gordon Douglas Director · Richard H. Landau Screenplay Robb White Author
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release March 4, 1959 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Production
Lakeside Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Aubrey Schenck Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 4, 1959
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Germany
October 2, 1959 · Theatrical
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