THE SEA CHASE

PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY JOHN FARROW
MUSIC BY ROY WEBB
WARNER BROS

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
As World War II begins,
German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich tries to get his ship back to Germany
through a gantlet of Allied warships.

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
Capt. Karl Ehrlich: I won't lie for you!
Counsel General Hepke: Of course not! I wouldn't think of asking you to lie... you haven't had the proper diplomatic training.

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

Watch the Trailer:-

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Hi,
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,

"The novel by Mr, Geer, was an exciting, straightforward piece of work,, you'd never guess it, from this interpretaion.
Rating 6/10

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

Previous discussion:-
The Sea Chase (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=574)

Hi

The novel was good but would have been unacceptable for many of Dukes fans for Karl Earlich in the book was nowhere as reasonable as Duke was in the film.

In the book the captain is a ruthless man who will stop at nothing to achieve his aim, and is quite ruthless.




Regards

Arthur

This movie is one we hadn't seen until the past year, when it became available on DVD and came to us as part of a boxed set, the John Wayne Legendary Heroes Collection (http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=WBD069230). BTW, it is available from Deep Discount DVD (http://search.deepdiscountdvd.com/search?p=Q&ts=custom&w=sea+chase&search.x=0&search.y=0), individually and as part of different sized sets.

It was different in that JW was sort of the bad guy, if you know what I mean.

I agree with Keith, in that the lack of accent for some reason seemed to be more believable.

Chester :newyear:

Hi all,
I've seen this movie yesterday evening for the first time. Enjoyed it, but have very strange impression. I agree with Keith - it is hard to beleive that Duke is German.

Lana Terner seems to be suitable for this part and I can't say thet there was no chemistry at all between them.
When I watched the trailer long before I\ve got the film, I thought that she was really awful in the part, but when I saw the whole movie - changed my mind.

Ending was dissapointing - I don't like Duke's heroes to diy that way, even that it was open final with the hope that they escaped.

It would be really intersting to read the novel.

Regards,
Vera

Hi Vera

The novel is different from the book, the John Wayne character has very little sympathy and is very harsh and ruthless vastly different from the way he is played in the film.


Regards


Arthur

Hi Arthur,
And what about the ending, is it the same?

Is this story based on the real facts or it is a fiction?

Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:

Hi Vera

As far as I can remember the story is pure fiction and I stand to be corrected I think the ending is very much like the film.

Regards

Arthur

I thought the Sea Chase was pretty good. Maybe not an absolute classic, but well done. I agreed that it is hard to beleive that John is a German. But the only accents in the movie are the British characters. I thought the music was great. It did a great job underscoring the race that they were making and added to the excitement.

Not a bad film I think.Duke as a German?Hmmm...don't know but found it good that they didn't attempt the German accent as that would have been a let down.There was maybe not as much chemistry between Duke and Lana Turner as with other actresses but she was allright to me.

Keith, those are great stills in your introductory post! Thanks for sharing!

Here is a movie poster for The Sea Chase -

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Here is an example of the book. Enjoy!

Mark

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I have to amend my statement for the "Big Jake" topic, Mark. You have several other covers reflecting even earlier publications, including this one for 25 cents. Did you find these in your own collection or turn them up elsewhere?
Cheers - Jay:beer:

Hello Jay. Every book that I am putting up in these threads are part of my collection that I have gathered over the years. Some are earlier editions (befor the movie was made) and some are after movie prints. Ebay has been very helpfull in finding copies of these books. I just love to see how close or how far off the movie version is from the book.

Mark

I've always enjoyed this film which is a different vehicle for the Duke in his career. Perhaps it was the unique locations, from Australia across the Pacific to Chilie then ultimately to the North Sea, or perhaps it was the fact you might think the role he was playing was a bad guy, but clearly he played it to anything but a bad guy role. In any case, I enjoy watching these films of John Wayne that are different, varied from the roles we so often associate him with.

I got this movie yesterday as a birthday gift and I am looking forward to seeing it - for the very first time. How exciting!! I'll let you know what I think once I have watched it. I know how excited you are too... LOL!

Okay, so I went home last night, made a big ole bowl of popcorn and sat down and watched The Sea Chase. I liked it. It was a little hard trying to imagine that he was actually supposed to be playing a german (as were all the others), but getting past that, I thought the story moved along well and I liked the progression of the romance between him and Lana. I enjoyed seeing Alan Hale, who has always been another actor I like. And, of course, my three dogs just HAD to go outside everytime the action was getting good. LOL! All in all, I enjoyed the film, not my favorite by far, but entertaining and I can NEVER get tired of watching him on screen. I also got Blood Alley for my birthday, so I'll be watching that one next. :thumbs_up:

I loved The Sea Chase. It is one I watch on a semi regular basis. Remember, Ladybug, while Duke played a German, he gave no leanings to the Nazi Party. So, that is only half as bad. lol

Mark

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

hehehehe. I am quite sure I will be watching it again myself.

I loved The Sea Chase. It is one I watch on a semi regular basis. Remember, Ladybug, while Duke played a German, he gave no leanings to the Nazi Party. So, that is only half as bad. lol

Mark

i enjoyed the sea chase,john wayne was very good in it even if he was a german.lana turner was good to look at but her acting was nothing but pitful.the rest of the cast were good especially tab hunter.an underrated actor.

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I liked it! Good movie!