| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects A. Arnold Gillespie (photographic) Donald Jahraus (photographic) Michael Steinore (sound) |
MGM
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
(Turner Classic Movies)
Retired WWI destroyer is refurbished and sent into action against the Japanese. Her crew includes Robert Taylor as a skeptical officer and Walter Brennan as a veteran who served on the ship in the first war. At sea, they are summoned to protect the flank of a convoy, but get sidetracked rescuing a lifeboat filled with babies and pregnant women. The plot almost sinks in the ensuing cuteness, but a final naval battle pits the rag tag destroyer against a Jap battleship and saves the day.
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