Up Periscope
| Up Periscope | |
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| Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
| Produced by | Aubrey Schenck |
| Written by | Richard H. Landau Robb White (novel) |
| Starring | James Garner Edmond O'Brien Andra Martin Alan Hale, Jr. |
| Release date(s) | March 4, 1959 |
| Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Up Periscope is a 1959 World War II drama starring James Garner as a Navy frogman fighting the Japanese. The supporting cast includes Edmond O'Brien, Andra Martin, and Alan Hale, Jr.. The film was written by Richard H. Landau and Robb White from White's novel, produced by Aubrey Schenk, and directed by Gordon Douglas.
[edit] Plot summary
Lt. Kenneth Braden, a newly trained Navy "frogman", is unexpectedly ordered to report to duty, without being able to notify Sally Johnson, his new girlfriend with whom he has taken a serious interest in. Reporting for duty, he is told that she is an officer of Naval Intelligence, and was responsible for a recent confirmation of his character and fitness for duty. Commander Stevenson (under pressure from his crew, and because of the death of a crew member on his last mission) is ordered to bring Braden to Kosrae so that he can attempt to capture of the current Japanese communication cypher tables from the radio station there. The skipper originally told Braden that he would have to swim a considerable distance, but upon arrival decides to enter and remain in Lelu Harbor while Braden scales the mountain.
[edit] Cast
- James Garner ... Lt. JG. Kenneth M. Braden
- Edmond O'Brien ... Commander Paul Stevenson
- Andra Martin ... Sally Johnson
- Alan Hale, Jr. ... Lt. Pat Malone (billed simply as Alan Hale after his father's death in 1950)
- Carleton Carpenter ... Lt. Phil Carney
- Frank Gifford ... Ensign Cy Mount
- William Leslie ... Lt. Doherty
- Richard Bakalyan ... Seaman Peck
- Edd Byrnes ... Pharmacist Mate Ash (billed as Edward Byrnes)
- Sean Garrison ... Seaman Floyd
- Henry Kulky ... Chief Petty Officer York
- Warren Oates ... Seaman Kovacs
[edit] External links
- Up Periscope at the Internet Movie Database
- James Garner Interview on the Charlie Rose Show
- James Garner interview at Archive of American Television
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