Overview
When Lt. John Harkness is assigned as the new skipper of a submarine chaser equipped with an experimental steam engine, he hopes that the U.S.S. Teakettle's veterans will afford him enough help to accomplish the ship's goals. Unfortunately, he finds the crew and its officers share his novice status or only have experience in diesel engines.
Crew
DirectorHenry Hathaway
WriterJohn W. Hazard, Richard Murphy
Cast
Gary Cooper
Lt. John W. Harkness
Jane Greer
Ellie C. Harkness
Millard Mitchell
George Larrabee
Eddie Albert
Lt. Bill Barron
John McIntire
Cmdr. W. R. Reynolds
Ray Collins
Rear Adm. L. C. Tennant
Harry von Zell
Capt. 'Danny' Eliot
Jack Webb
Ens. Anthony 'Tony' Barbo
Richard Erdman
Ens. Chuck Dorrance
Harvey Lembeck
Norelli
Henry Slate
Chief Engineer Ryan
Ed Begley
Post Commander
Charles Bronson
Wascylewski
Jack Warden
Tommy Morse
George Nader
Crew Member
Lee Marvin
Radio Man
Herman Cantor
Naval Captain
Franklyn Farnum
Officer
Joel Fluellen
Officer's Club Waiter
Rory Mallinson
Lieutenant Commander
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Keywords
experimentparis, francesubmarineu.s. navyboiler roomsteam engine
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026