Minesweeper (1943)

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Minesweeper is a 1943 American black-and-white World War II film, produced by William H. Pine and William C. Thomas, directed by William A. Berke, that stars Richard Arlen, Jean Parker, and Russell Hayden. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures. A former navy deserter returns to duty after the attack on Pearl Harbor under an assumed name as a sailor aboard a minesweeper.

Production

The film was going to be directed by William Thomas, who had been unable to make his directorial debut in Alaskan Highway. However, William Berke wound up directing the film.

Principal photography on Minesweeper took place from May 3 to late May 1943. According to a June 23, 1943 news item in The Hollywood Reporter, underwater scenes were shot off of Santa Catalina Island, California, in June 1943.

This was Arlen's second-to-last film under his contract with Pine-Thomas.

The day that Williams filmed his death scene, he had received notice that his nephew, Byron Andrews, had been killed in action in the South Pacific.

In the opening credits, the following acknowledgment appears: "The producers wish to thank the Navy Department for their cooperation in making possible the filming of this picture – and to express especial appreciation to Commander Louis H. Gwinn, U.S.N.R., commanding officer of the Naval Operating Base Terminal Island whose technical aid and advice were of the utmost assistance".

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