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In 1942, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden from the underwater demolition team is sent to a Japanese island to photograph secret radio codes.In 1942, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden from the underwater demolition team is sent to a Japanese island to photograph secret radio codes.In 1942, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden from the underwater demolition team is sent to a Japanese island to photograph secret radio codes.
Alan Hale Jr.
- Lt. Pat Malone
- (as Alan Hale)
Edd Byrnes
- Pharmacist Mate Ash
- (as Edward Byrnes)
Robert Aiken
- Seaman Ford
- (uncredited)
Fred C. Blau Jr.
- Junior
- (uncredited)
Carl Christian
- Ships Crewman
- (uncredited)
Robert Christopher
- Ship's Officer
- (uncredited)
Mary Lou Clifford
- Grass Hut Girl
- (uncredited)
George Crise
- Murphy, Radio Operator
- (uncredited)
Francis De Sales
- Captain Quinn
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaDebut of Warren Oates.
- GoofsThere are a lot of uniform errors, and, there is no way that the Navy would allow an ensign to remain for 15 years.
- Quotes
Commander Paul Stevenson: Oh, uh, one more thing, Mr. Braden, you don't get captured.
Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden: Mm-hmm. I wouldn't think of it, sir.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC - 1942
- ConnectionsEdited from Destination Tokyo (1943)
- SoundtracksPlease Be Kind
(uncredited)
Music by Saul Chaplin
Played when Braden and Sally are lying on the beach and often in the score
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Is This How We Got The Japanese Code?
Up Periscope is the kind of World War II film that was more common actually during the World War II years. It involves a really incredible mission that Navy Lieutenant James Garner is on. At least the Japanese weren't portrayed as these bucktoothed apes.
The film is really a vehicle for Warner Brothers to showcase a pair of their television stars, Garner and Edd Byrnes from 77 Sunset Strip. Byrnes has a small role as a pharmacist's mate on a submarine. Having a much larger part would be Alan Hale, Jr. as the amorous ensign whose love life is interrupted by Garner's mission.
In fact the whole crew of Captain Edmond O'Brien's submarine gets their leave shortened for Garner. He's been specially vetted for this assignment having as qualifications frogman training and speaking fluent Japanese.
Garner's to be landed on an out of the way Japanese held island, he's to swim ashore while the submarine waits for him for a specific time. He's to photograph the Japanese naval code book and sneak out of there without them knowing it.
This one absolutely has me reeling. Garner because he would kind of stand out among all those Oriental faces no matter how fluent his Japanese was. Wouldn't you think the navy would get a Nisei type for this mission? And if not that, a Chinese person might do nicely.
Because Garner's white, he has to spend a considerable amount of time in hiding in the jungle and do his mission at night.
In point of fact the USA had broken the Japanese code. But that was done in Washington and Pearl Harbor by some hardworking cryptologists, not Garner doing a spying job.
This was the kind of stuff that the public was fed in 1943, but by 1959 it simply wasn't believed. I sure couldn't believe it in 2008.
The film is really a vehicle for Warner Brothers to showcase a pair of their television stars, Garner and Edd Byrnes from 77 Sunset Strip. Byrnes has a small role as a pharmacist's mate on a submarine. Having a much larger part would be Alan Hale, Jr. as the amorous ensign whose love life is interrupted by Garner's mission.
In fact the whole crew of Captain Edmond O'Brien's submarine gets their leave shortened for Garner. He's been specially vetted for this assignment having as qualifications frogman training and speaking fluent Japanese.
Garner's to be landed on an out of the way Japanese held island, he's to swim ashore while the submarine waits for him for a specific time. He's to photograph the Japanese naval code book and sneak out of there without them knowing it.
This one absolutely has me reeling. Garner because he would kind of stand out among all those Oriental faces no matter how fluent his Japanese was. Wouldn't you think the navy would get a Nisei type for this mission? And if not that, a Chinese person might do nicely.
Because Garner's white, he has to spend a considerable amount of time in hiding in the jungle and do his mission at night.
In point of fact the USA had broken the Japanese code. But that was done in Washington and Pearl Harbor by some hardworking cryptologists, not Garner doing a spying job.
This was the kind of stuff that the public was fed in 1943, but by 1959 it simply wasn't believed. I sure couldn't believe it in 2008.
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- bkoganbing
- Sep 2, 2008
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- Up Periscope!
- Filming locations
- Pacific Ocean(submarine USS Tilefish)
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- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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