Away All Boats (1956)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Joseph Pevney

Writers:

Kenneth M. Dodson (novel)
Ted Sherdeman (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 August 1956 (USA)

Genre:

War | Drama

Plot:

The story of a U.S. naval ship and its crew in the Pacific, 1943-1945.

Plot Keywords:

Pacific | WWII | Naval Battle | Nordenfelt Gun | Kamikaze

Cast

Jeff Chandler	...	Capt. Jebediah S. Hawks
George Nader	...	Lieut. Dave MacDougall
Lex Barker	...	Commander Quigley
Julie Adams	...	Nadine MacDougall
Keith Andes	...	Doctor Bell
Richard Boone	...	Lieut. Fraser
William Reynolds	...	Ensign Kruger
Charles McGraw	...	Lieut. Mike O'Bannion
Jock Mahoney	...	Alvick
John McIntire	...	Old Man / Film Intro Voice-over
Frank Faylen	...	Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
James Westerfield	...	Boatswain's Mate Chief 'Boots' Torgeson, Coxswain
Don Keefer	...	Ensign Twitchell
Kendall Clark	...	Lieut. Jackson
George Dunn	...	Hubert

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1

Sound Mix:

Perspecta Stereo (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

USA:Approved (certificate #17619) | UK:U | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

U.S. Virgin Islands

Company:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Trivia:

The name Bellinda is a fabrication. No ship ever sailed with the hull number of APA-22. The USS Joseph Hewes (AP-50) was designated for reclassification as APA-22 in early 1943, however she was lost in November of 1942 before the change occurred. As the numerical sequence of attack transport hull numbers had already been assigned, the number was not reissued.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the boat rocks back and forth when the officer explains why the floors in the mess hall are waxed, there is an external shot that shows the boat and the ocean, the horizon moves with the boat.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Midway (1976)

It's Better Every Time I Watch It

Away All Boats is a World War II movie about men at sea. The first time I watched it, I thought it was rather slow moving. I've now seen it 5 times, and it gets better every time. I catch something new each time I watch it. I'm looking forward to seeing it again. How did I miss so much the first time I saw it? I now love the pace of this movie and see that it is well suited to telling the story. The photography is great and sometimes even spectacular in Away All Boats. There are also some nice moments of humor in this movie. I recommend this one. 8/10.