The Deep Six
The Deep Six
The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.
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Cast
Richard Crane
as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
James Whitmore
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
Ross Bagdasarian
as Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian
Jeanette Nolan
as Mrs. Austen
Nestor Paiva
as Pappa Tatos
Jerry Mathers
as Steve Innes
Alan Ladd
as Alexander 'Alec' Austen
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Lt. Blanchard
Peter Hansen
as Lieutenant Dooley
Perry Lopez
as Al Mendoza
William Bendix
as 'Frenchy' Shapiro
Keenan Wynn
as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
Joey Bishop
as Ski Krokowski
Barbara Eiler
as Claire Innes
Walter Reed
as Paul Clemson
Barbara Stuart
as Ski's Girl
Steve Mitchell
as Blackie
Dianne Foster
as Susan Cahill
Steven Marlo
as Collins (as Morris Miller)
Warren Douglas
as Pilot
