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Minesweeper

  • 1943
  • Approved
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
439
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Richard Arlen, Russell Hayden, and Jean Parker in Minesweeper (1943)
ActionAdventureComedyDramaRomanceWar

After deserting from the U.S. Navy in the 1930s, an officer re-enlists under a fake name after Pearl Harbor and serves on a minesweeper.After deserting from the U.S. Navy in the 1930s, an officer re-enlists under a fake name after Pearl Harbor and serves on a minesweeper.After deserting from the U.S. Navy in the 1930s, an officer re-enlists under a fake name after Pearl Harbor and serves on a minesweeper.

  • Director
    • William Berke
  • Writers
    • Edward T. Lowe Jr.
    • Maxwell Shane
  • Stars
    • Richard Arlen
    • Jean Parker
    • Russell Hayden
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    439
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Berke
    • Writers
      • Edward T. Lowe Jr.
      • Maxwell Shane
    • Stars
      • Richard Arlen
      • Jean Parker
      • Russell Hayden
    • 17User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • Richard Houston - aka Jim 'Tennessee' Smith
    Jean Parker
    Jean Parker
    • Mary Smith
    Russell Hayden
    Russell Hayden
    • Seaman Elliot Nash
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith
    Emma Dunn
    Emma Dunn
    • Mom Smith
    Charles D. Brown
    • Cmdr. Lane
    Frank Fenton
    Frank Fenton
    • Lt. Ralph Gilpin
    Chick Chandler
    Chick Chandler
    • Seaman 'Corny' Welch
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    • Cutter Lt. Wells
    Ralph Sanford
    Ralph Sanford
    • Seaman Cox
    Billy Nelson
    Billy Nelson
    • Bos'un 'Freshwater' Heims
    • (as Bill Nelson)
    Grant Withers
    Grant Withers
    • CPO Gregg - in Charge of Diving Crew
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Inoculations Corpsman
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Dunn
    Ralph Dunn
    • Madigan
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Earle
    Edward Earle
    • Officer at Briefing
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Gardner
    • Ship Officer Lookout
    • (uncredited)
    Jody Gilbert
    Jody Gilbert
    • Fat Girl in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Jon Gilbreath
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Berke
    • Writers
      • Edward T. Lowe Jr.
      • Maxwell Shane
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    • Trivia
      Robert Mitchum uncredited role involves knot-tying training( at 19 minutes into the film). Sailors stand in a row tying knots on a horizontal rope stretched across. Mitchum is the tall sailor on the right. He also is the oarsman in one of two rowboats lowered over the side of the ship (at 25 minutes). He is shown in the close-up shot near the striped ball-shaped mine. His mate chops haphazardly at its tow rope until they both are blown up.
    • Quotes

      CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith: You get Liberty?

      Richard Houston - aka Jim 'Tennessee' Smith: Till tomorrow.

      CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith: I got 48 hours and boy I'm gonna eat my way right through it!

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: DECEMBER 1941
    • Soundtracks
      Anchors Aweigh
      (uncredited)
      Music by Charles A. Zimmerman
      Heard behind the opening and closing credits

    User reviews17

    Featured review

    Arlen keeps Minesweeper from bombing

    I originally saw this movie because of western actors Russell Haden and Quinn 'Big Boy" Williams but Richard Arlen provided the solid acting it needed. Jean Parker played a good role as the love interest between Arlen and Hayden. It starts with FIxit (Williams) taking Houston (Arlen) in after being punched out of a rail car. Fixit not only gives him room and board, introduces him to his beautiful sister Mary (Jean Parker), he gets Houston on a Minesweeper and in WW ll that's dangerous business. Arlen plays the various dynamics well. He's vying for the love of Mary with Elliot, being a solid friend of Fixit and has a big secret he must hide from the Navy.
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    • Jan 25, 2025
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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dragor de mine
    • Filming locations
      • Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA(underwater scenes)
    • Production company
      • Pine-Thomas Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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