''Sea Devils'' is a 1937 American

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directed by

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and starring

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, Ida Lupino and Preston Foster. Among the American "preparedness films" of the mid-1930s devoted to enhancing the image of the Army ('' Flirtation Walk''), the Navy ('' Here Comes the Navy'') and the Marines ('' The Singing Marine'', ''

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''), this entry focuses equivalent approving attention on the work of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Plot

A Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer's personality conflict with his younger counterpart gets physical when the seaman casts his eye on the Chief's librarian daughter, among iceberg destruction missions, dramatic boat rescues, and fistfights.

Cast

as CPO William Malone * Preston Foster as Michael O'Shea * Ida Lupino as Doris Malone * Donald Woods as Steve Webb * Helen Flint as Sadie Bennett * Gordon Jones as Puggy * Pierre Watkin as USCGC Taroe commander * Murray Alper as Seaman Brown *

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as Billy (policeman) Unbilled players include Lane Chandler, George Irving, Dwight Frye Charles Lane and Brad Slaven .

Production

The film was to be directed by

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, but he left the project shortly before shooting after a disagreement with producer Small.

Reception

The film was popular and made a profit of $155,000.

References

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* * * {{Edward Small 1937 films Films directed by Benjamin Stoloff RKO Pictures films American black-and-white films Films about the United States Coast Guard Films produced by Edward Small Films scored by Roy Webb Films scored by Nathaniel Shilkret American action films 1930s action films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language action films