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Lieutenant Braden discovers that Sally, the woman he’s been falling in love with, has actually been checking out his qualifications to be a U.S..

• Director:Gordon Douglas
• Genre:Action / Drama / War
• Runtime:106 minutes

Cast

James Garner : Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden
Edmond O’Brien : Commander Paul Stevenson
Andra Martin : Sally Johnson
Alan Hale Jr. : Lt. Pat Malone (as Alan Hale)
Carleton Carpenter: Lt. Phil Carney

Lt. Kenneth Braden, a newly trained Navy “frogman”, is unexpectedly ordered to report to duty, without being able to notify Sally Johnson, his new girl friend that he has taken a serious interest in. Reporting for duty he is told she is an officer of Naval Intelligence and was responsible for a recent confirmation of his character and fitness for duty. Commander Stevenson, under pressure from his crew because of the death of a crew member on his last mission, is ordered to bring Braden into a Japanese harbor inlet so that Braden can attempt the capture of the current Japanese communication cypher tables. The plot becomes: will they make it out alive? Read more