Torpedo Boat (film)

1942 film by John Rawlins

Torpedo Boat

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| John Rawlins
Screenplay by| Maxwell Shane
Story by| Paul Franklin
Aaron Gottlieb
Produced by| William H. Pine
William C. Thomas
Starring| Richard Arlen
Jean Parker
Mary Carlisle
Phillip Terry
Dick Purcell
Ralph Sanford
Cinematography| Fred Jackman Jr.
Edited by| William H. Ziegler

Production
company

Pine-Thomas Productions

Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release date

* January 24, 1942 (1942-01-24)

Running time

| 70 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Torpedo Boat  is a 1942 American drama film from Pine-Thomas Productions directed by John Rawlins, written by Maxwell Shane, and starring Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, Mary Carlisle, Phillip Terry, Dick Purcell and Ralph Sanford. It was released on January 24, 1942, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]

## Plot

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## Cast

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* Richard Arlen as Skinner Barnes
* Jean Parker as Grace Holman
* Mary Carlisle as Jane Townsend
* Phillip Terry as Tommy Whelan
* Dick Purcell as Ralph Andrews
* Ralph Sanford as Hector Bobry
* Oscar O'Shea as Captain Mike
* Robert Middlemass as Mr. Townsend
* Warren Hymer as Marine
* William Haade as Big Sweeney, Riveter
* Virginia Sale as Mrs. Sweeney

## Production

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The film was based on an original story by Alex Gottlieb. Pine-Thomas Productions bought it in May 1941 and assigned Richard Arlen to star.[4]

Filming started October 1941.[5] Arlen had made three films for Pine-Thomas, who then signed a new three-film contract with the actor; this was the first movie under that contract and the first to not deal with an aviation theme.[6]

Frances Farmer was supposed to play the female lead but she was then put in Son of Fury (1942). She was replaced by Jean Parker who had made a number of films for Pine-Thomas.[7]

The film was shot before America's entry into World War Two but released afterwards. In January 1942 the Los Angeles Times wrote it was "one of those modest Pine Thomas affairs which might have slipped by without a ripple a month ago but which today sound like prophecy."[8]

In particular the film attracted attention for a scene where an old ship was converted into a fighter with planes on top and torpedo boats below; the planes would scout for the enemy and then the boats would attack. Screenwriters Maxwell Shane and Richard Murphy made up this concept but then Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Naval Affairs Committee proposed a similar idea. Pine-Thomas sent a copy of the film to the committee and arranged for the film to be released earlier.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Torpedo Boat (1942) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
2. ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Torpedo-Boat - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
3. ^ Torpedo Boat Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 9, Iss. 97, (Jan 1, 1942): 63.
4. ^ Metro Buys Rights to 'Comin at You' for Ann Sothern, New York Times, 23 May 1941: 25.
5. ^ Rural America Will Be Screen-Glorified Los Angeles Times 4 Oct 1941: A9.
6. ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD, New York Times 30 June 1941: 13
7. ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 4 Oct 1941: 18.
8. ^ a b Town Called HOLLYWOOD Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times 4 Jan 1942: C3.

## External links

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* Torpedo Boat at IMDb
* Torpedo Boat at TCMDB
* Torpedo Boat at BFI

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Films directed by John Rawlins

* High Society (1932)
* Lucky Ladies (1932)
* Going Straight (1933)
* State Police (1938)
* Air Devils (1938)
* The Missing Guest (1938)
* Young Fugitives (1938)
* Junior G-Men (1940)
* The Leather Pushers (1940)
* The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
* Mr. Dynamite (1941)
* Mutiny in the Arctic (1941)
* Bombay Clipper (1941)
* A Dangerous Game (1941)
* Sea Raiders (1941)
* Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga (1941)
* Raiders of the Desert (1941)
* Men of the Timberland (1941)
* Unseen Enemy (1942)
* Torpedo Boat (1942)
* Mississippi Gambler (1942)
* Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942)
* Halfway to Shanghai (1942)
* Overland Mail (1942)
* The Great Impersonation (1942)
* Arabian Nights (1942)
* We've Never Been Licked (1943)
* Ladies Courageous (1944)
* Sudan (1945)
* Strange Conquest (1946)
* Her Adventurous Night (1946)
* Dick Tracy's Dilemma (1947)
* Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947)
* The Arizona Ranger (1948)
* Michael O'Halloran (1948)
* Massacre River (1949)
* The Boy from Indiana (1950)
* Fort Defiance (1951)
* Rogue River (1951)
* Shark River (1953)
* Lost Lagoon (1958)

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Films of Pine-Thomas Productions

Feature Films|

* Power Dive (1941)
* Forced Landing (1941)
* Flying Blind (1941)
* No Hands on the Clock  (1941)
* Torpedo Boat (1942)
* I Live on Danger (1942)
* Wildcat (1942)
* Wrecking Crew (1942)
* Tornado (1943)
* Aerial Gunner (1943)
* High Explosive (1943)
* Alaska Highway (1943)
* Submarine Alert (1943)
* Minesweeper (1943)
* Timber Queen (1944)
* The Navy Way (1944)
* Gambler's Choice (1944)
* Take It Big (1944)
* Dark Mountain (1944)
* One Body Too Many (1944)
* Double Exposure (1944)
* Dangerous Passage (1944)
* High Powered (1945)
* Midnight Manhunt (1945)
* Follow That Woman (1945)
* Scared Stiff (1945)
* People Are Funny (1946)
* Tokyo Rose (1946)
* They Made Me a Killer (1946)
* Hot Cargo (1946)
* Swamp Fire (1946)
* Seven Were Saved (1947)
* Big Town (1947)
* I Cover Big Town (1947)
* Fear in the Night (1947)
* Danger Street (1947)
* Adventure Island (1947)
* Jungle Flight (1947)
* Big Town After Dark  (1947)
* Albuquerque (1948)
* Caged Fury (1948)
* Mr. Reckless (1948)
* Speed to Spare (1948)
* Big Town Scandal (1948)
* Shaggy (1948)
* Waterfront at Midnight (1948)
* Disaster (1948)
* Dynamite (1949)
* Manhandled (1949)
* Special Agent (1949)
* El Paso (1949)
* Captain China (1950)
* The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
* The Lawless (1950)
* Tripoli (1950)
* The Last Outpost (1951)
* Passage West (1951)
* Hong Kong (1951)
* Caribbean (1952)
* The Blazing Forest (1952)
* Tropic Zone (1953)
* Jamaica Run (1953)
* Sangaree (1953)
* The Vanquished (1953)
* Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
* Jivaro (1954)
* Run for Cover (1955)
* The Far Horizons (1955)
* Hell's Island (1955)
* Lucy Gallant (1955)
* Nightmare (1956)
* The Big Caper (1957)
* Bailout at 43,000 (1957)

Short Films|

* A Letter from Bataan (1942)
* We Refuse to Die (1942)
* The Price of Victory (1942)

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PT boat

Surviving boats|

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Notable boats|

* PT-41
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Builders|

* Elco Naval Division
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* Miami Shipbuilding (2)
* Fisher Boatworks (2)
* Scott-Paine (1)

Boats of history|

* PT-20
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PT training \- PT bases|

* Melville PT Training Center
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Notable missions|

* Attack on Pearl Harbor
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* D-Day
* Solomon Islands campaign
* Guadalcanal campaign
* Iron Bottom Sound Midnight Raid
* Aleutian campaign
* Operation Scylla
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Similar|

* Motor torpedo boat
* British Power Boat Company
* Type Two 63 ft HSL
* Patrol boat
* Torpedo boat
* Fairmile D motor torpedo boat
* Nasty-type patrol boat
* Submarine chaser
* Crash boat
* Gunboat
* E-boat

Media|

* McHale's Navy
* PT 109
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* They Were Expendable
* Crash Dive
* Girls! Girls! Girls!
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Museum - Restoration|

* PT Boat Museum
* Battleship Cove
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Related|

* Motor torpedo boat tender
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* George Crouch
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