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The Seas Beneath (DVD) (*)

$23.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1931 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Ford

Written By:
Dudley Nichols
James Parker Jr.

Actors:
George O'Brien ..... Cmdr. Robert 'Bob' Kingsley
Marion Lessing ..... Anna Marie Von Steuben
Mona Maris ..... Fraulein Lolita
Walter C. Kelly ..... Chief Mike 'Guns' Costello
Warren Hymer ..... 'Lug' Kaufman
Steve Pendleton ..... Ens. Richard 'Dick' Cabot
Walter McGrail ..... Chief Joe Cobb
Larry Kent ..... Lt. 'Mac' McGregor
Henry Victor ..... Baron Ernst von Steuben (U-boat commander)
John Loder ..... Franz Shiller

Synopsis:

The first of director John Ford's three films for 1931 was the now-forgotten The Seas Beneath. Essentially a reworking of Ford's 1930 effort Men Without Women, the story concentrates on the WWI submarine crew captained by rough-and-tumble Bob Kingsley (George O'Brien). While trying to coerce a German sub into a winner-take-all battle, Kingsley learns that his sweetheart Anna-Maria Von Stuben (Marion Lessing) is an enemy spy, and that her brother and fiancee are officers on the German vessel. Adding to the intrigue is Mona Maris, a sexy Cabaret singer who likewise moonlights as a spy. The Seas Beneath was largely filmed on location in and around Catalina Island.

In the waning days of WWI, a U.S. "Mystery Ship," sets sail for the coast of Spain towing a submarine. Their mission is to find and sink a U-boat that has been especially effective in attacking Allied shipping. Posing as a harmless schooner, the mystery ship is in fact fitted with a formidable gun capable of sinking a U-boat. Stopping in the Canary Islands to refuel, the crew interacts with locals involved with Germans, and with Germans themselves, including the sister of the U-Boat commander, who is lurking offshore waiting for the coming battle.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 19 May, 2015.