Submarine Command
Submarine Command

Submarine Command

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1951
1h 27m
5.6(16 votes)
War
Drama

Overview

Submarine commander Ken White is forced to suddenly submerge, leaving his captain and another crew member to die outside the sub during WW II. Subsequent years of meaningless navy ground assignments and the animosity of a former sailor, leave White (now a captain) feeling guilty and empty. His life spirals downward and his wife is about to leave him. Suddenly, he is forced into a dangerous rescue situation at the start of the Koren War.... reassigned to the same submarine where all of his problems began.

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Cast & Crew

47 members
Acting

William Holden

Lt. Cmdr. Ken White

William Holden
Acting

Nancy Olson

Carol

Nancy Olson
Acting

William Bendix

CPO Boyer

William Bendix
Directing

Don Taylor

Lt. Cmdr. Peter Morris

Don Taylor
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Arthur Franz

Lt. Arnie Carlson

Arthur Franz
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Darryl Hickman

Ens. Jack Wheelwright

Darryl Hickman
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Peggy Webber

Mrs. Alice Rice

Peggy Webber
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Moroni Olsen

Rear Adm. Joshua Rice

Moroni Olsen
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Jack Gregson

Cmdr. Joshua Rice

Jack Gregson
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Jack Kelly

Lt. Paul Barton

Jack Kelly
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Don Dunning

Quartermaster Perkins

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Jerry Paris

Sgt. Gentry

Jerry Paris
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Charles Meredith

Adm. Tobias

Charles Meredith
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Philip Van Zandt

Gavin

Philip Van Zandt
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Gordon Polk

Ralph

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Walter Reed

Chief O'Flynn

Walter Reed
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George D. Wallace

Chief Herb Bixby

George D. Wallace
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John Close

Frogman (as John V. Close)

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Harold Fong

Korean Officer

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Leslie Banning

Unknown Role

Leslie Banning
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Richard Bergren

Unknown Role

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Gwen Caldwell

Unknown Role

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James Cornell

Unknown Role

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Thomas M. Dykers

Unknown Role

Thomas M. Dykers
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Marietta Elliott

Unknown Role

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Benson Fong

Unknown Role

Benson Fong
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Don House

Unknown Role

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Frank Iwanaga

Unknown Role

Frank Iwanaga
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Jerry James

Unknown Role

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Paul Lees

Unknown Role

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Nelson Leigh

Unknown Role

Nelson Leigh
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Mark Lowell

Unknown Role

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Freeman Lusk

Unknown Role

Freeman Lusk
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Warren Mace

Unknown Role

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Mike Mahoney

Unknown Role

Mike Mahoney
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Bill McLean

Unknown Role

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Harry Mendoza

Unknown Role

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John Mitchum

Unknown Role

John Mitchum
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Rollin Moriyama

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Noel Neill

Unknown Role

Noel Neill
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Steve Pendleton

Unknown Role

Steve Pendleton
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Joey Ray

Unknown Role

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Jack Roberts

Unknown Role

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Don Shelton

Unknown Role

Don Shelton
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Bob Tidwell

Unknown Role

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Crane Whitley

Unknown Role

Crane Whitley
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Fred Zendar

Unknown Role

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