Sea of Lost Ships is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Joseph Kane and starring John Derek, Wanda Hendrix and Walter Brennan. It is a tribute to the US Coast Guard.Sea of Lost Ships at New York Times accessed 16 November 2013
Plot G.R. "Grad" Matthews, the son of deceased Coast Guard hero Jack Matthews is raised by Coast Guard NCO O'Malley, who also has a son, H.G. "Hap" O'Malley, the same age. When Grad and Hap get older, both are accepted into the Coast Guard Academy, but Hap winds up being thrown out, bringing disgrace to his adopted family.
Cast John Derek as G.R. "Grad" Matthews Wanda Hendrix as Pat Kirby Walter Brennan as C.P.O "Chief" O'Malley Richard Jaeckel as H.G. "Hap" O'Malley Tom Tully as Captain Holland Barton MacLane as Captain Jack Matthews Erin O'Brien-Moore as Nora O'Malley Ben Cooper as 3rd Plane Crewman Darryl Hickman as Pete Bennett Roy Roberts as Eagle Captain Tom Powers as Rear Admiral Richard Hale as Captain Welch James Brown as Ice Patrol Official Douglas Kennedy as Helicopter Pilot Steve Brodie as Lt. Rogers John Hudson as Pilot
Production Filming was to have started 15 December 1952. However it was pushed back until April 1953 as Steve Fisher rewrote the script. John Derek was borrowed from Columbia Pictures to play the lead. (After filming completed, Derek asked for – and was given – release from his Columbia contract.)
Reception FilmInk called it "dull".
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