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4.2/10 • 9

1943-06-281h 6m

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Calling All Agents! STAND BY FOR THRILLS! ADVENTURE! ACTION!

Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio engineers fired and shadowed to see if the Nazis recruit them to complete work on the prototype radio. Radio engineer Lew Deerhold, a resident alien without a job to pay for his adorable little ward Gina's life-saving operation, falls prey to the spy ring, and is swept up in a maelstrom of deceit and danger.

Directors
Frank McDonald

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  1. Richard Arlen

    Richard Arlen

    Lewis J. 'Lee' Deerhold

  2. Wendy Barrie

    Wendy Barrie

    Ann Patterson

  3. Nils Asther

    Nils Asther

    Dr. Arthur Huneker

  4. Roger Pryor

    Roger Pryor

    G.B. Fleming

  5. Abner Biberman

    Abner Biberman

    Commander Toyo

  6. Marc Lawrence

    Marc Lawrence

    Vincent Bela

  7. John Miljan

    John Miljan

    Mr. Bambridge / Capt. Haigas

  8. Patsy Nash

    Patsy Nash

    Tina Deerhold

  9. Ralph Sanford

    Ralph Sanford

    Agent Freddie Grayson

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CinemaSerf

Jun 26, 2022

5/10

The title of this is a little misleading - it hasn't really got anything much to do with submarines. It's more an espionage thriller that sees some Nazi spies pinch a prototype shortwave radio transmitter that enables them to report shipping movements to an Axis submarine which then picks them off. In desperation, the authorities fire their top experts in the field in the hope that they will be able to track down these traitors if any of their erstwhile technicians are approached to finesse the radio. The rest of the film serves as a bit of a wartime fillip - we are never in any doubt as to the ending; the drama is over scripted, really quite poorly lit and cheaply made - but the unremarkable, workmanlike, cast keep it moving well enough for just over an hour. "I don't bargain with rats"...!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
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