Return from the Sea

1954
Approved
1h 19m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

177

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Drama Romance War

A hardened career U.S. Navy chief petty officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer.A hardened career U.S. Navy chief petty officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer.A hardened career U.S. Navy chief petty officer must come to terms with adapting to civilian life with the help of a waitress that can see through his tough veneer.

Director
- Lesley Selander
Writers
- Jacland Marmur
- George Waggner
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

177

YOUR RATING

Director
- Lesley Selander
Writers
- Jacland Marmur
- George Waggner
Stars

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Trivia
The U.S. Navy destroyer shown throughout the film is the U.S.S. Maddox (DD-731). It was commissioned in 1944, saw service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War - most notably in the latter during the Gulf of Tonkin incident. She was decommissioned in 1969, sold to the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 1972 and finally scrapped in 1985.

Goofs
During the attack on the ship, there is obvious use of animated flak air bursts as they move with the camera frame. Also the combat scenes were almost entirely frequently-used archive footage of WW2 kamikaze attacks.

Connections
References Stalag 17 (1953)

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6/10

some real footage

A naval ship returns home to San Diego after a secret mission in Korea. CPO Chuck 'Soup Bowl' MacLish (Neville Brand) has trouble adjusting to being off the ship. Waitress Frieda (Jan Sterling) falls for him. She dreams of a small farm house. Back on the ship, they come under aerial attack.

This war movie is a mix of home front and war battles. There is some real footage of war damaged ships and real fighting. Those are the compelling scenes. The characters are not the most compelling. I do like Soup Bowl and Frieda. I like the nickname scene. It's a simple sappy relationship story, but I like it.