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film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring John Bentley and

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. The film was originally released as a

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''. The plot tells the story of a by-the-book officer (in his first command in the Pacific war) who is ordered to take his submarine on a reconnaissance mission to locate a fleet of Japanese fighting ships the Allies have lost track of. At first, the rest of the crew resent his distant manner and the way he keeps avoiding taking on the Japanese.

Plot

The plot tells the story of a by-the-book officer (in his first command in the Pacific war) who is ordered to take his submarine on a reconnaissance mission to locate a fleet of Japanese fighting ships the Allies have lost track of. At first, the rest of the crew resent his distant manner and the way he keeps avoiding taking on the Japanese.

Cast

* John Bentley as Lt. Cmdr. Paul Turner *

as Lt. (j.g.) David Shore * Wayne Heffley as Cmdr. Dean Stoker * Steve Mitchell as CPO Andy Flowers * Henry McCann as Seaman Ellis Bellis *

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as Lt. Cmdr. Bill Hallohan, XO * Nicky Blair as Sam *

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as Capt. Boardman * Jan Brooks as Mrs. Ellen Turner * Mabel Rea as Maisie * Leon Tyler as Ed * Hal Bogart as Radio Operator * Frank Watkins as Bearded Sonar Man * Don Fenwick as Radio Operator *

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as Nancy

Production

''Submarine Seahawk'' was the last film produced by Alex Gordon for AIP. Gordon was unhappy that he was never given money owed for his films - a complaint echoed by others who worked for AIP including Jack Rabin,

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and

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. Gordon also recalled his permission to use footage to from the 1943 Warner Bros. films ''

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'' through his brother Richard Gordon.

References

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* * * 1958 films American International Pictures films Pacific War films Films about the United States Navy in World War II World War II submarine films 1950s English-language films Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet {{WWII-film-stub