Stars: Alan Hale Junior, James Garner, Edmond O'Brien.
A passable time waster, Up Periscope is notable for its high-powered cast and some excellent Submarine cinematography. We get real submarines and destroyers (thanks US Pacific Fleet) filmed in beautiful technicolor.
Unfortunately, the plot is predictable and doesn't make much sense. How would the US Navy know where the Japanese kept their code books or whether they were left unattended and not locked up? Even more silly: the Sub commander (O'Brien) tells Garner his mission will save "thousands of lives", but then puts obstacles in Garner's way because "he's responsible for the sub". So I guess those "thousands of men" weren't THAT important! Acting-wise its mostly a two man show, and both Garner and O'Brien (somewhat old and flabby for a Sub commander) do well. Alan Hale is adequate comic relief.
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