Up Periscope
| Up Periscope | |
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Screenplay by | Richard H. Landau |
| Based on | Up Periscope 1956 novel by Robb White |
| Produced by | Aubrey Schenck Howard W. Koch Edwin F. Zabel |
| Starring | James Garner Edmond O'Brien Andra Martin Alan Hale, Jr. |
| Narrated by | Edmond O'Brien |
| Cinematography | Carl E. Guthrie |
| Edited by | John F. Schreyer |
| Music by | Ray Heindorf |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[1] |
| Box office | $1.5 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[2] |
Up Periscope is a 1959 World War II submarine film drama directed by Gordon Douglas and starring James Garner and Edmond O'Brien. The supporting cast features Andra Martin, Alan Hale, Jr., Edd Byrnes, Warren Oates and Saundra Edwards. The film was made in WarnerScope and Technicolor, distributed by Warner Bros., and produced by Aubrey Schenck. The film's screenplay was written by Richard H. Landau and Robb White, having been adapted from White's novel of the same name.
Garner called it "another piece of crap that Warner Bros stuck me in while I was under contract."[3]
Plot[]
Lt. Kenneth Braden (James Garner), a newly trained U.S. Navy Frogman, is unexpectedly ordered to report for duty without being able to notify his new girlfriend, Sally Johnson (Andra Martin), in whom he has taken a serious interest. He is informed that she is an officer of Naval Intelligence and was responsible for a recent confirmation of his character and fitness for a special mission.
Submarine commander Stevenson (Edmond O'Brien) (whose crew's morale is shaky because of the arguably unnecessary death of a crew member on his last mission) is ordered to take Braden to the island of Kusaie (Kosrae) to photograph a code book at the Japanese radio station located there. The skipper originally told Braden that he would have to swim a considerable distance, fighting strong currents, but upon arrival he decides to enter Lelu Harbor and remain there while Braden carries out his covert mission.
After Braden returns, Stevenson dictates a letter accusing himself of putting his submarine and crew in danger in order to make Braden's mission easier. When they reach Pearl Harbor, Braden obliquely informs Stevenson that his crew "lost" the letter. To Braden's surprise and delight, Sally Johnson is waiting at the dock to greet him.
Cast[]
- James Garner as Lt.(JG) Kenneth M. Braden
- Edmond O'Brien as Commander Paul Stevenson
- Andra Martin as Sally Johnson
- Alan Hale, Jr. as Ensign/Lt.(JG) (promoted during the mission) Pat Malone (billed as Alan Hale after his actor father's death in 1950)
- Carleton Carpenter as Lt. Phil Carney
- William Leslie as Lt. Doherty
- Frank Gifford as Ensign Cy Mount
- Henry Kulky as Chief Petty Officer York
- Edd Byrnes as Pharmacist Mate Ash (billed as Edward Byrnes)
- Richard Bakalyan as Seaman Peck
- Sean Garrison as Seaman Floyd
- Warren Oates as Seaman Kovacs
- Saundra Edwards as a bar girl (uncredited)
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Up Periscope at IMDb
- Up Periscope at the TCM Movie Database
- Up Periscope at AllMovie
- Up Periscope at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Up Periscope at Rotten Tomatoes
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