“Operation Pacific” is a classic John Wayne/World War II vehicle with loads of action in submarine battles at sea and in romantic skirmishes in Honolulu. The Duke’s co-stars include Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Philip Carey, Martin Milner, Scott Forbes, Paul Picerni, William Campbell, Kathryn Givney, Virginia Brissac, Cliff Clark, Sam Edwards, Frank Sutton, and Milburn Stone as a ground control officer.
The watchable “Operation Pacific” was a big hit at the box office for producer Louis Edelman, director-screenwriter George Waggner (“The Wolf Man” 1941), and Warner Bros. Pictures. Much of the film was set aboard a Gato-class submarine. Wayne and Neal later co-starred in another WWII picture, “In Harm’s Way” (1965).
Operation Pacific (1951)
cinema
My Review
“Operation Pacific” is a classic John Wayne/World War II vehicle with loads of action in submarine battles at sea and in romantic skirmishes in Honolulu. The Duke’s co-stars include Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Philip Carey, Martin Milner, Scott Forbes, Paul Picerni, William Campbell, Kathryn Givney, Virginia Brissac, Cliff Clark, Sam Edwards, Frank Sutton, and Milburn Stone as a ground control officer.
The watchable “Operation Pacific” was a big hit at the box office for producer Louis Edelman, director-screenwriter George Waggner (“The Wolf Man” 1941), and Warner Bros. Pictures. Much of the film was set aboard a Gato-class submarine. Wayne and Neal later co-starred in another WWII picture, “In Harm’s Way” (1965).