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Destroyer (1943)

NR 08/19/1943 (US) Adventure, Drama, War 1h 39m

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You'll Always Remember . . . And Never Forget . . . Destroyer

Overview

Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief bosuns mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a disparate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.

Frank Wead

Screenplay, Story
William A. Seiter

Director
Borden Chase

Screenplay
Lewis Meltzer

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Top Billed Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Glenn Ford

Mickey Donohue
Edgar Buchanan

Kansas Jackson
Marguerite Chapman

Mary Boleslavski
Regis Toomey

Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Warren Ashe

Lt. Bert Marton
Leo Gorcey

Seaman Sarecky
Edward Brophy

Engineer Casey
Eddy Waller

Marty, a riveter
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A review by CinemaSerf

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Written by CinemaSerf on April 4, 2022

It's really just a bit of wartime propaganda this - extolling the sterling efforts of the US Navy destroyer. From the build, through it's launch and maritime trials, this film follows "Boley" (Edward G. Robinson) who served on the last "USS John Paul Jones" and is determined to serve on this one. That determination causes upset with the younger "Donohue" (Glenn Ford) who is bumped of that gig - and the two men just don't get along. "Donohue" takes up with the older man's daughter "Mary" (Marguerite Chapman) and that just adds to their tensions. At sea - where this film spends nowhere near enoug... read the rest.

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