''Submarine'' is a 1928 silent drama film directed by
Frank Capra. It was produced by
Harry Cohn for
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production studio that is a member of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is one of the Big Five studios and a subsidiary of the mu ...
, and released with a synchronized music score and sound effects. This was Capra's first attempt to make an "A-picture".
Plot
Two sailor buddies have their friendship torn apart after the woman they both are in love with chooses one over the other. Their relationship gets re-evaluated when one of them becomes trapped in a submarine and the other gets sent on the rescue mission.
Cast
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Jack Holt as Jack Dorgan
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Dorothy Revier
Dorothy Revier (born Doris Valerga; April 18, 1904 – November 19, 1993) was an American actress.
Early years
Born as Doris Valerga in San Francisco on April 18, 1904, Revier was one of five siblings of the famous Valerga performing fami ...
as Bessie, Mrs. Jack Dorgan
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Ralph Graves
Ralph Graves (born Ralph Horsburgh; January 23, 1900 – February 18, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and actor who appeared in more than 90 films between 1918 and 1949.
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Graves had alre ...
as Bob Mason
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Clarence Burton
Clarence Forrest Burton (May 10, 1882 – December 2, 1933) was an American silent film actor.
Biography
Burton was born in Fort Lyon, in Benton County, Missouri and started in show business at the age of 5, playing stock and musical comedy ...
as Submarine Commander
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Arthur Rankin as The Boy
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References
External links
''Submarine'' allrovi/synopsis
1928 films
American black-and-white films
Columbia Pictures films
1928 drama films
Films directed by Frank Capra
American silent feature films
Submarine films
Silent American drama films
1920s American films
Silent adventure films
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