| Uniform Title |
Destroyer (Motion picture : 1943) |
| Title |
Destroyer. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2019. |
| ©1943 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (99 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4096. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. |
| Based on the story of the same name by Frank Wead. |
| "1943's mightiest story of the sea and the fighting men who sail it!" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Director, William A. Seiter ; story by Frank Wead. |
| Performers |
Edward G. Robinson, Glenn Ford, Marguerite Chapman, Edgar Buchanan. |
| Summary |
Retired Chief Bosun's Mate Steve "Boley" Boleslavski (Edward G. Robinson) serves aboard destroyer John Paul Jones during World War II. He alienates the crew, before the ship encounters a Japanese submarine off Alaska. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : G. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; NTSC ; Region 4 ; 4:3 Standard, 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Wead, Frank W. (Frank Wilber), 1895-1947 -- Film adaptations |
| Sailors -- United States -- Drama |
| Destroyers (Warships) -- United States -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Historical films |
| Black and white films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Seiter, William A., 1892-1964 director. |
| Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973 actor. |
| Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006 actor. |
| Chapman, Marguerite, 1918-1999 actor. |
| Buchanan, Edgar, 1903-1979 actor. |
| Wead, Frank W. (Frank Wilber), 1895-1947. Destroyer Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Combat classics |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Buchanan, Edgar, 1903-1979 .
- Chapman, Marguerite, 1918-1999 .
- Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006 .
- Robinson, Edward G., 1893-1973 .
- Seiter, William A., 1892-1964 .
- Wead, Frank W. (Frank Wilber), 1895-1947. Destroyer .
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