After deserting from the U.S. Navy in the 1930s, an officer re-enlists under a fake name after Pearl Harbor and serves on a minesweeper.After deserting from the U.S. Navy in the 1930s, an officer re-enlists under a fake name after Pearl Harbor and serves on a minesweeper.After deserting from the U.S. Navy in the 1930s, an officer re-enlists under a fake name after Pearl Harbor and serves on a minesweeper.
Billy Nelson
- Bos'un 'Freshwater' Heims
- (as Bill Nelson)
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Inoculations Corpsman
- (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
- Madigan
- (uncredited)
Edward Earle
- Officer at Briefing
- (uncredited)
Jack Gardner
- Ship Officer Lookout
- (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
- Fat Girl in Bar
- (uncredited)
Jon Gilbreath
- Sailor
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRobert Mitchum uncredited role involves knot-tying training( at 19 minutes into the film). Sailors stand in a row tying knots on a horizontal rope stretched across. Mitchum is the tall sailor on the right. He also is the oarsman in one of two rowboats lowered over the side of the ship (at 25 minutes). He is shown in the close-up shot near the striped ball-shaped mine. His mate chops haphazardly at its tow rope until they both are blown up.
- Quotes
CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith: You get Liberty?
Richard Houston - aka Jim 'Tennessee' Smith: Till tomorrow.
CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith: I got 48 hours and boy I'm gonna eat my way right through it!
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: DECEMBER 1941
Featured review
Although this is an old in-theater movie, not television, this is the kind of thing Frank Loyd Wright had in mind when he said "television is chewing gum for the eyes."
If you're looking for a captivating war movie watch Twelve O'Clock High. This movie is exactly what it was intended to be: a short movie before the main feature back in the days when there were news reels, cartoons, and "warm-up movies" before the main feature showcased box office stars of the day.
I won't bother restating the plot, plenty of other people have summarized that. I'll simply say was a fine way to kill an hour on a lazy Sunday morning.
PS-Another entertainingly corny performance by well-known character-actor Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
If you're looking for a captivating war movie watch Twelve O'Clock High. This movie is exactly what it was intended to be: a short movie before the main feature back in the days when there were news reels, cartoons, and "warm-up movies" before the main feature showcased box office stars of the day.
I won't bother restating the plot, plenty of other people have summarized that. I'll simply say was a fine way to kill an hour on a lazy Sunday morning.
PS-Another entertainingly corny performance by well-known character-actor Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Dragor de mine
- Filming locations
- Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA(underwater scenes)
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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