Out of the Depths (1945)
Told in flashback, Out of the Depths strives to explain why its four male protagonists are bobbing around the Pacific in a lifeboat. The story proper begins as Captain Faversham (Jim Bannon) and his crew embark upon a secret mission which takes them into Japanese waters. The plan is to prevent a kamikaze attack against the American invading forces. Compelling in itself, the plotline isn't improved by arbitrary doses of misfire pathos and comedy relief. One of the sailors is played by Ken Curtis, later to gain TV fame as Festus on Gunsmoke.
Director: D. Ross Lederman
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Jim Bannon as Capt. Faversham |
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Ross Hunter as Clayton Shepherd |
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Ken Curtis as Buck Clayton |
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Loren Tindall as Pete Lubowsky |
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Mark Roberts as 'Pills' Wilkins |
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Frank Sully as 'Speed' Brogan |
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Robert B. Williams as First Officer Ross |
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Coulter Irwin as 'Sparks' Reynolds |
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George Khan as Lt. Ito Kaida |
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George Offerman, Jr. as 'Ten-to-One' Ryan |
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Rodd Redwing as Mike Rawhide |
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William Newell as Charlie Anderson |
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Warren Mills as Eddie Jones |
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John Tyrrell as Bailey |
| Writing | Ted Thomas | Writer |
| Directing | D. Ross Lederman | Director |
| Writing | Aubrey Wisberg | Story |
| Writing | Martin Berkeley | Writer |
