Thunder Afloat (1939)
A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.
Top billed cast
Wallace BeeryJohn Thorson
Chester Morris'Rocky' Blake
Virginia GreySusan Thorson
Douglass DumbrilleDistrict Commander
Carl EsmondU-Boat Captain
Clem Bevans'Cap' Finch
John QualenMilo
Regis ToomeyIves
Henry VictorGerman U-Boat Officer
Addison RichardsAdmiral Ross
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