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Underwater Warrior is a 1958 American CinemaScope war drama film telling the story of the US Navy's Underwater Demolition Teams between World War II and the Korean War. It was based on the 1957 nonfiction book The Naked Warriors by Commander Francis Douglas Fane.^[2] Dan Dailey played Fane with two naval officer divers also appearing in the film, Lt Alex Fane, Francis's son and Lt Jon Lindbergh, son of Charles Lindbergh.^[3] Producer Ivan Tors subsequently produced the syndicated television series Sea Hunt, also on underwater diving themes.

Plot

Cast

Dan Dailey as Cmdr. David Forest
James Gregory as Lt. William Arnold, MD
Ross Martin as Sgt. Joe O'Brien
Raymond Bailey as Adm. Ashton
Alex Gerry as Captain of Battleship
Claire Kelly as Anne Winnmore

Reception

According to MGM records the film earned $405,000 in the US and Canada and $390,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $34,000.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
^ "Commander Francis Douglas Fane". Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
^ Jon Lindbergh Has Role in Picture The Norwalk Hour 5 May 1958

External links

Underwater Warrior at IMDb
Underwater Warrior at TCMDB

[Mannix-1] The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.

[2] "Commander Francis Douglas Fane". Archived from the original on 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

[3] Jon Lindbergh Has Role in Picture The Norwalk Hour 5 May 1958

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