''The Phantom Submarine'' is a 1940 American adventure film directed by Charles Barton and written by Joseph Krumgold. The film stars Anita Louise,

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, John Tyrrell, Pedro de Cordoba and Victor Wong. The film was released on December 20, 1940, by

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Plot

Journalist and US Navy

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investigate

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terror.

Cast

* Anita Louise as Madeleine Neilson *

as Paul Sinclair *

as Captain Velsar * John Tyrrell as Dreaux * Pedro de Cordoba as Henri Jerome * Victor Wong as Willie Ming *Charles McMurphy as 2nd Mate *

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as Chief Engineer *

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as Bartlett

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Phantom Submarine Film 1940 films 1940s English-language films American adventure films 1940 adventure films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Charles Barton 1940s American films English-language adventure films