A US Navy submarine, the USS Corsair, is operating in the North Atlantic, hunting German merchant raiders that are preying on Allied shipping. Its new executive officer, Lt. Ward Stewart, has been transferred back into submarines after commanding his own PT boat. At the submarine base in New London, Connecticut, he asks his new captain, Lt. Cmdr. Dewey Connors, for a weekend leave to settle his affairs before taking up his new assignment. On a train bound for Washington D.C., Stewart accidentally encounters New London school teacher Jean Hewlett and her students. Despite her initial resistance to his efforts, he charms her and they fall in love.
During World War II, a young, inexperienced submarine commander is tasked with a dangerous mission. He must navigate his submarine through enemy waters to attack a vital Japanese supply line, all while dealing with the internal pressures of his crew and his burgeoning relationship with a WAC corporal.
Crash Dive was a popular wartime film, generally well-received by audiences for its patriotic themes and action sequences. Critics often noted its melodrama and romantic subplots, but acknowledged its effectiveness as a morale-booster during the war.
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The film was one of 20th Century Fox's major productions of 1943, capitalizing on the public's interest in the war effort and submarine warfare.
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