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. While references were acknowledged to protect the interests of Robert White's novel, the hollywood background is unmistakable: the...
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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. While references were acknowledged to protect the interests of Robert White's novel, the hollywood background is unmistakable: the 1943 Delmer Davies and Steve Fischer movie called Destination Tokyo. That movie starred Cary Grant and James Garfield and featured Alan Hale, Jr. as "Cookie" the submarine's cook. Hale returns to "Up Periscope" as a long tenured Ensign who, instead of cleaning up the galley, cleans up all the minor duties not taken by senior officers. From the movies theme music to the general character of the film, "Up Periscope" stands to "Destination Tokyo" as an enjoyable successor.
Lt. Kenneth Braden, a newly trained Navy "frogman", is unexpectedly...
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