Archie Mayo’s Crash Dive marked Tyrone Power’s last screen appearance before going into service.
Set in the contested North Atlantic battlefield, the story centers on Power as a naval two-striper, a specialist in naval warfare both on and under the sea in PT boats and submarines.
Anne Baxter plays the girl in a love triangle with Power and sub captain Dana Andrews. The romantic subplot is weak and boring, but the action sequences and Technicolor cinematography are good. Multiple Oscar-nominee, Fred Sersen, an expert on ocean seas, received the award for Special Effects.
The secondary cast includes James Gleason, May Whitty, and Harry Morgan.
Oscar Nomination: 1
Special Effects: Fred Sersen (image), Roger Heman (sound)
Oscar Awards: 1
Special Effects
Cast:
Tyrone Power
Anne Baxter
Dana Andrews
James Gleason
Dame May Whitty
Henry Morgan
Ben Carter
Charles Tannen
Frank Conroy
Florence Lake
John Archer
George Holmes
Minor Watson
Kathleen Howard
David Bacon
Stanley Andrews
Paul Burns
Gene Rizzi
Credits:
20th Century-Fox
Directed by Archie Mayo.
Screenplay by Jo Swerling.
Based on an original story by W.R. Burnett, based on a story by Horace McCoy.
