The mightiest naval drama of all time!
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.
Robert Taylor Charles Laughton Brian Donlevy Walter Brennan Chill Wills Marilyn Maxwell Henry O'Neill Marta Linden Douglass Dumbrille Richard Quine William Tannen Douglas Fowley Tim Ryan Dick Simmons Byron Foulger Hobart Cavanaugh Inez Cooper Ben Welden Harry Fleischmann Douglas Wood Spec O'Donnell Theodore von Eltz Elizabeth Russell Hal Le Sueur Robert Kent Sam Harris William Roberts Frank McLure Jim Davis Wally Cassell James Millican Harry 'Snub' Pollard Frank Hagney Duke York Billy Bletcher Harry Wilson
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