Posts from ethanedwards in thread „The Sea Chase (1955)“

Nice portrait shot

It is a great still

Great pics Peter, thanks

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Hi all,

I was going to start a poster, lobby card thread to work alongside Lasbugas' stills thread. Would you all be interested, and those who have, contribute pictures of their collections also?
Do want to break my neck to scan and upload everything if it's not worthwhile.

Yes, It's a great idea, please go ahead

Great shot, I wonder who came up tops?

I think these behind the scenes photos are the most interesting of all.

Great poster, hope you had a good time, and welcome back to normality

From my first post, I thought it was better the way Duke played the part.

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I enjoyed the film, and although it is difficult to accept
Duke as a German!
It was more acceptable than say, Ghengis Kahn, or a Swede.
The difference being, that no one attempted an accent,
and in good old Americana, it made the part more credible.

The Sea Chase is a 1955 World War II drama film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner.
It was directed by John Farrow and written by James Warner Bellah.
The plot is a nautical cat and mouse game, with Wayne determined
to get his German freighter home during the first few months of the war,
all the while being chased by British and Australian naval ships.

This is a film, that is hard to place, as I am not sure as to whether it was good,
or am I missing something, and it was really bad!!
I enjoyed the film, and although it is difficult to accept Duke as a German,
it was more acceptable than say, Ghengis Kahn, or a Swede.
The difference being, that no one attempted an accent, and in good old Americana,
it made the part more credible.

Lana Turner, seemed to have zero personality, and there was
an obvious lack of chemistry,

It was good to see a couple of Duke's pals, mainly Paul Fix,
and John Qualen around, and his then, protege, James Arness.
Interesting also, to see, Tab Hunter, the then pop singer.
The film suffered, because of hostilities between Lana Turner
and the director, and as
The New Yorker film critic said,

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The novel by Mr, Geer, was an exciting, straightforward piece of work,
you'd never guess it, from this interpretaion.

Duke got married to Pilar, whilst making this film in Hawaii.

User Review

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A German sea captain must out fox Allied warships.
7 August 2001 | by Michael O'Keefe (Muskogee OK)

A very strange cast; very confusing story line; but a very good fox chasing
the hound on the war time seas. John Wayne is a disgruntled German freighter
captain that only wants to get his ship to safe port at the beginning of World War II.
Not believing the ideals of Hitler, Wayne and his volunteer sailors set course for Norway.
Pretending allegiance to Germany, Wayne must transport a beautiful spy(Lana Turner)to safety.
The freighter must out run a determined British Commander(David Farrar)
who has personal reasons to catch Wayne and his special cargo.

Diverse supporting cast includes: Lyle Bettger, James Arness, Tab Hunter and John Qualen.
Action movies on the bounding sea always fascinate me. This is fun movie to watch.

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller, a woman Ehrlich has been ordered to return to Germany safely along with whatever secrets she carries. When Ehrlich's fiercely Nazi chief officer Kirchner commits an atrocity, the British pursuit becomes deadly.
Written by Jim Beaver

Full Cast
John Wayne .... Capt. Karl Ehrlich
Lana Turner .... Elsa Keller
David Farrar .... Cmd. Jeff Napier
Lyle Bettger .... Chief Officer Kirchner
Tab Hunter .... Cadet Wesser
James Arness .... Schlieter
Richard Davalos .... Cadet Walter Stemme
John Qualen .... Chief Engineer Schmitt
Paul Fix .... Max Heinz
Lowell Gilmore .... Capt. Evans
Luis Van Rooten .... Matz
Alan Hale Jr. .... Wentz
Wilton Graff .... Counsel General Hepke
Peter Whitney .... Bachman
Claude Akins .... Winkler
John Doucette .... Bos'n
Alan Lee .... Brounck
Adam Williams .... Kruger, wireless operator
James O'Hara .... British officer
Gavin Muir .... British officer
Anthony Eustrel .... British high official
Tudor Owen .... Trawler survivor
Jean De Briac .... French governor
Patrick O'Moore .... Warship officer
John Sheffield
Gail Robinson
Gil Perkins
Gloria Dea .... Spanish Girl (uncredited)
Renate Hoy .... (uncredited)

Writing Credits
James Warner Bellah
Andrew Geer novel
John Twist

Original Music
Roy Webb

Cinematography
William H. Clothier

Stunts
Fred Stromsoe .... stunts (uncredited)

Trivia
* Prior to the start of filming in Hawaii, John Wayne went scuba diving and developed an ear infection.
As a result, he was in severe pain for much of shooting.
Many of Wayne's scenes could be shot only on his "good" side, since the infected ear was so swollen,
and between takes he had to go lie down to rest from the pain.

Goofs
* Errors in geography: When David Farrar talks about Ehrlich's course options, he says they can rule out the vast Pacific to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east. Sailing from Sydney Australia, the Pacific would be to the East and the Indian Ocean to the West.

* Factual errors: The aircraft used to fly Cdr. Napier out of Valparaiso, was a DC-3 type aircraft with American markings.

Memorable Quotes

Filming Locations
Hawaii, USA
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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