Out of the Depths

Out of the Depths

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 27, 1945

Runtime

1h 1m

Genres

War, Drama

Original Title

Out of the Depths

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Director

D. Ross Lederman

Description

Told in flashback, Out of the Depths strives to explain why its four male protagonists are bobbing around the Pacific in a lifeboat. The story proper begins as Captain Faversham (Jim Bannon) and his crew embark upon a secret mission which takes them into Japanese waters. The plan is to prevent a kamikaze attack against the American invading forces. Compelling in itself, the plotline isn't improved by arbitrary doses of misfire pathos and comedy relief. One of the sailors is played by Ken Curtis, later to gain TV fame as Festus on Gunsmoke.