About The Deep Six
- Released on January 15, 1958
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.
Full Cast of The Deep Six
Alan Ladd
plays Alexander 'Alec' Austen
Dianne Foster
plays Susan Cahill
William Bendix
plays 'Frenchy' Shapiro
Keenan Wynn
plays Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge
James Whitmore
plays Cmdr. Warren Meredith
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
plays Lt. Blanchard
Joey Bishop
plays Ski Krokowski
Barbara Eiler
plays Claire Innes
Ross Bagdasarian
plays Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian
Jeanette Nolan
plays Mrs. Austen
Walter Reed
plays Paul Clemson
Peter Hansen
plays Lieutenant Dooley
Richard Crane
plays Lieutenant j.g. Swanson
Steven Marlo
plays Collins (as Morris Miller)
Perry Lopez
plays Al Mendoza
Warren Douglas
plays Pilot
Nestor Paiva
plays Pappa Tatos
Barbara Stuart
plays Ski's Girl
Jerry Mathers
plays Steve Innes
Steve Mitchell
plays Blackie
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