The Deep Six (1958)
The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.
Director:
Rudolph Maté
Writer:
Harry Brown
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Alan Ladd as Alexander 'Alec' Austen |
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Dianne Foster as Susan Cahill |
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William Bendix as 'Frenchy' Shapiro |
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Keenan Wynn as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge |
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James Whitmore as Cmdr. Warren Meredith |
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Lt. Blanchard |
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Joey Bishop as Ski Krokowski |
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Barbara Eiler as Claire Innes |
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Ross Bagdasarian as Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian |
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Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Austen |
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Walter Reed as Paul Clemson |
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Peter Hansen as Lieutenant Dooley |
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Richard Crane as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson |
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Steven Marlo as Collins (as Morris Miller) |
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Perry Lopez as Al Mendoza |
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Warren Douglas as Pilot |
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Nestor Paiva as Pappa Tatos |
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Barbara Stuart as Ski's Girl |
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Jerry Mathers as Steve Innes |
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Steve Mitchell as Blackie |
| Writing | Martin Dibner | Novel |
| Directing | Rudolph Maté | Director |
| Writing | Harry Brown | Screenplay |
| Art | William Wallace | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
| Camera | John F. Seitz | Director of Photography |
