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Frank McDonaldSubmarine Alert (1943)

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Nazi spies use a stolen shortwave transmitter prototype to broadcast top secret shipping info to an offshore Japanese sub. To nab the spy ring, the Government has the West Coast's top radio engineers fired and shadowed to see if the Nazis recruit them to complete work on the prototype radio. Radio engineer Lew Deerhold, a resident alien without a job to pay for his adorable little ward Gina's life-saving operation, falls prey to the spy ring, and is swept up in a maelstrom of deceit and danger.


This movie is part of the collection: Feature Films

Director: Frank McDonald
Producer: William H. Pine ; William C. Thomas
Production Company: Pine-Thomas Productions
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Keywords: WWII; Thriller

Creative Commons license: Public Domain

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Reviewer: billbarstad - - June 8, 2007
Subject: good movie
This WWII spy movie is a very well made propaganda film. Well paced and exciting, it shows good directing and mostly good acting. I'm a fan of WWII movies and am surprised that I've never seen it before.The plot stretches credulity, but not as much as to detract. The action scenes are impressive; the music is a plus. It appears that most night scenes were filmed using natural light, but few frames are too dark. Clearly shows the hand of a talented film editor.

But it is a low budget film. Toy ships were used in scenes at the end of the movie. Still better than most Bond or Bourne movies.

I downloaded the mpeg1 file. The print had seen better days, but the movie is watchable and the audio is fine.

Reviewer: jimelena - - April 10, 2007
Subject: Alright
Some guy gets run over by a tractor at the very beginning.
If you miss that you have to wait awhile for more action.
The music is very exciting when nothing is happening, it's funny.

Reviewer: terracesider - - January 17, 2007
Subject: Solid flag waver.
Solid flag waver from Paramount starring heroic Richard Arlen and glamorous Wendy Barrie, with good support throughout.

Of course, the outcome is never in doubt but, although the resolution is somewhat contrived, the plot has a few twists and turns which keep you guessing.

I think it is worth watching to see Barrie in a role offering her more scope than some of her movies (I'm thinking of the Saint and the Falcon series.