The Deep Six
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.
Cast
Alan Ladd
Alexander 'Alec' AustenDianne Foster
Susan CahillWilliam Bendix
'Frenchy' ShapiroKeenan Wynn
Lt. Cmdr. Mike EdgeJames Whitmore
Cmdr. Warren MeredithEfrem Zimbalist Jr.
Lt. BlanchardJoey Bishop
Ski KrokowskiBarbara Eiler
Claire InnesRoss Bagdasarian
Pvt. Aaron SlobodjianJeanette Nolan
Mrs. AustenWalter Reed
Paul ClemsonPeter Hansen
Lieutenant DooleyRichard Crane
Lieutenant j.g. SwansonSteven Marlo
Collins (as Morris Miller)Perry Lopez
Al MendozaWarren Douglas
PilotNestor Paiva
Pappa TatosBarbara Stuart
Ski's GirlJerry Mathers
Steve InnesSteve Mitchell
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