Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
| Don Winslow of the Coast Guard | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lewis D. Collins Ray Taylor |
| Written by | Richard Brooks (additional dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Paul Huston George H. Plympton Griffin Jay |
| Based on | Frank V. Martinek (based on the comic strip by) |
| Produced by | Henry MacRae |
| Starring | Don Terry Walter Sande Elyse Knox Philip Ahn June Duprez |
| Cinematography | John W. Boyle William A. Sickner |
| Edited by | Irving Birnbaum Alvin Todd Edgar Zane |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 chapters (245 minutes) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Don Winslow of the Coast Guard is a 1943 Universal Pictures Serial film based on the comic strip Don Winslow of the Navy by Frank V. Martinbek.[citation needed] A version of the serial "edited especially for television" was shown on WNBT-TV beginning on February 19, 1950.[1]
Plot
[edit]After service at Pearl Harbor, Naval Commander Don Winslow, and his friend and junior officer, Lieutenant "Red" Pennington, are assigned to the Coast Guard. There they are ordered to devote their activities to anti-fifth column work on the mainland. Winslow learns that The Scorpion, a fascist sympathizer, is in the pay of the Japanese and is expected to lay the ground work for a Japanese attack on the Pacific coast. Constantly in peril and aided by Mercedes Colby, the daughter of a Navy Admiral, they investigate secret island-bases and battles with submarines and enemy planes…
Cast
[edit]- Don Terry as Don Winslow
- Walter Sande as Red Pennington
- Elyse Knox as Mercedes Colby
- Philip Ahn as Hirota
- June Duprez as Tasmia
- Edgar Dearing as CP0 Ben Cobb
- Lionel Royce as Reichter
- Henry Victor as Heilrich
- Charles Wagenheim as Mussanti
- Nestor Paiva as The Scorpion
Production
[edit]Martinbek's comic strip was approved by the US Navy. The strip gained new meaning with the approach of World War II, which would also affect the serial: "Its presentation as a Universal serial in October 1941 – just before the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor in December – was one of the most timely contributions of the serial field."[2]
Chapter titles
[edit]- Trapped in the Blazing Sea
- Battling a U-Boat
- The Crash in the Clouds
- The Scorpion Strikes
- A Flaming Target
- Ramming the Submarine
- Bombed in the Ocean Depths
- Blackout Treachery
- The Torpedo Strikes
- Blasted from the Skies
- A Fight to the Death
- The Death Trap
- Capturing the Scorpion
Source:[3]
See also
[edit]- Don Winslow of the Navy
- Don Winslow of the Navy (comic strip)
- Don Winslow of the Navy (radio program)
References
[edit]- ^ "Debuts, Highlights, Changes". Ross Reports. February 19, 1950. p. 1.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "2. In Search of Ammunition". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 18–19. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
- ^ Cline, William C. (1984). "Filmography". In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 235. ISBN 0-7864-0471-X.
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