Edward Dmytryk directs Humphrey Bogart, Van Johnson and Fred MacMurray in this naval drama where a U.S. minesweeper captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardises the ship.

Pretty average film that just happens to include Bogie’s best ‘against type’ acting turn. The final half hour of tribunals has the air of A Few Good Men and ends things on a high.

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Perfect Double Bill: The Bedford Incident (1965)

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