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  • Coast Guard (1939)
  • Passed
    72 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Coast Guard (1939)
Passed
72 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the life of Captain Tobias Bliss, tramp steamer skipper, in a daring rescue at sea. Speed ...See moreSteady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the life of Captain Tobias Bliss, tramp steamer skipper, in a daring rescue at sea. Speed flies the injured man back to the base hospital, where the two officers later visit him. There Ray meets Nancy, Bliss' granddaughter, and falls in love with her. Speed meets her at a dance and urges Ray to propose before some other guy does. Ray is assigned to flood rescue duty, and Speed and Nancy start going out together and discover they are in love. Angry at first, Ray acts as best man at the wedding. Speed reverts to his old habits and often leaves Nancy alone. Broken-hearted, Nancy returns to her grandfather's home, where Ray often visits her. He is there when Speed, stunting over the house to gain Nancy's attention, cracks up his plane. Ray is forced to testify at Speed's court-martial, and Speed believes Ray is trying to ruin him and win Nancy. Dispatched to rescue work in the frozen North, Ray is lost in a polar blizzard. Nancy pleas to Speed to fly north and search for Ray and Speed, thinking Nancy loves Ray, agrees to go. Written by Les Adams See less
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Richard Maibaum (original screenplay) | Albert Duffy (original screenplay) | Harry Segall (original screenplay)
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Aug 4, 1939 (United States)

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60 cast members
Name Known for
Randolph Scott
Lt. Thomas 'Speed' Bradshaw Lt. Thomas 'Speed' Bradshaw   See fewer
Frances Dee
Nancy Bliss Nancy Bliss   See fewer
Ralph Bellamy
Lt. Raymond 'Ray' Dower Lt. Raymond 'Ray' Dower   See fewer
Walter Connolly
Tobias Bliss Tobias Bliss   See fewer
Warren Hymer
Lancelot O'Hara Lancelot O'Hara   See fewer
Robert Middlemass
Capt. Lyons Capt. Lyons   See fewer
Stanley Andrews
Comdr. Hooker Comdr. Hooker   See fewer
Edmund MacDonald
Lt. Thompson Lt. Thompson   See fewer
Harry Anderson
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Raymond Bailey
First Officer (uncredited) First Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Beddoe
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Linda Brent
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Lynton Brent
Radio Operator (uncredited) Radio Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Brown
Frightened Seaman (uncredited) Frightened Seaman (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Bruno
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Buel Bryant
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Clark
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Colean
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Russ Coller
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Comingore
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Conrad
Orderly (uncredited) Orderly (uncredited)   See fewer
Beatrice Curtis
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Doran
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Second Officer (uncredited) Second Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Claire Du Brey
First Nurse (uncredited) First Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Dugan
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Sarah Edwards
Florence (uncredited) Florence (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Egan
Coastguardsman (uncredited) Coastguardsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Finn
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Allen Fox
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Frank
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Ned Glass
Lookout (uncredited) Lookout (uncredited)   See fewer
Lorna Gray
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Griffin
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Chuck Hamilton
Seaman in Rescue Boat (uncredited) Seaman in Rescue Boat (uncredited)   See fewer
Grace Hayle
Stout Woman (uncredited) Stout Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Lee
Seaman (uncredited) Seaman (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl M. Leviness
Carl - Waiter (uncredited) Carl - Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Farrell MacDonald
Capt. Hansen (uncredited) Capt. Hansen (uncredited)   See fewer
Mala
Eskimo Driver (uncredited) Eskimo Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman Marks
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
James Millican
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Minjir
Cuthbert Perry (uncredited) Cuthbert Perry (uncredited)   See fewer
Adrian Morris
First Expressman (uncredited) First Expressman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Palma
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Parker
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Phelps
Senior Officer (uncredited) Senior Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Gwen Seager
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Marla Shelton
Gorgeous Creature (uncredited) Gorgeous Creature (uncredited)   See fewer
Craig Stevens
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Third Officer (uncredited) Third Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Turner
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Hatchet-faced Seaman (uncredited) Hatchet-faced Seaman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Tyrrell
Chief Petty Officer (uncredited) Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Beryl Wallace
Pretty Nurse (uncredited) Pretty Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Watson
Desk Clerk (uncredited) Desk Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Lloyd Whitlock
Bradley (uncredited) Bradley (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Second Expressman (uncredited) Second Expressman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Wong
Second Eskimo Driver (uncredited) Second Eskimo Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Young
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
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