Action in the North Atlantic

Genre:.....................WWII Film
Language:.................English - No Subs
Picture:...................B&W
Runtime:..................2Hr07mins
Size:........................804Mb

Action in the North Atlantic is solid wartime propaganda with a rather endearing inner lining of left-wing politics, courtesy of scenarist John Howard Lawson, who based his screenplay on a novel by maritime specialist Guy Gilpatric. While running war goods to America's Russian allies, a merchant marine ship captained by Raymond Massey is torpedoed. The courage of Massey and his first mate serves as an inspiration to the survivors, who manage to navigate their tiny lifeboat to America, where they are lauded as heroes. After only the briefest of compassionate leaves, the crew is assigned a new Liberty Ship. Despite fears of being torpedoed again, the men successfully bring their cargo to Russia, shooting down several German planes in the process.