DRAMA UNDER THE SEA

Evening Star, Issue 23093, 20 October 1938, Page 19

DRAMA UNDER THE SEA

BRENT AND O'BRIEN STABBED ‘ Submarine Dl,’ a melodrama dealing with the exploits of Uncle Sam’s undersea boats and the gallant lads who man them, will be screened tomorrow at the Empire. The picture is authentic as well as stirring, for it was made with the complete co-opera-tion of the navy. There are scores of battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and aeroplanes taking part, and many hundreds of sailors and marines are seen going through their peace-time and war game duties. Pat O’Brien and George Brent are co-starred, and in a part that seems to be quite as important is young Wayne Morris. Then; too, in the cast are such well-known troupers as Frank M‘Hugh, Doris Weston, Regis Toomey, and Henry O’Neill. But after all, it is the “ Dl ” itself—a new navy submarine, which also bears the title of “ Dolphin ” —that is the hero of the piece. The plot has largely to do with certain devices developed by Pat O’Brien and George Brent—one for sending imprisoned men in a sunken submarine to the surface safely by means of “ air lungs,” another for raising the vessel itself. Miss Weston sustains _ what feminine love interest there is in the story, while Frank M’Hugh provides his usual brand of humour. Heading the supporting programme will be ‘ The Long, Bright Land,’ a Warner Bros.’ travel talk dealing with New Zealand. Filmed throughout in technicolour, this featurette offers an interesting pictorial description of the Dominion. The musical accompaniment is said to be outstanding. A special “ submarine ” matinee is to be held on Saturday.