Movie

Minesweeper

Released: November 10, 1943 (1943)

Runtime: 67 minutes

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War

A naval officer who had deserted several years earlier is drawn back to the Navy when World War II begins. He re-enlists under an assumed name, and is assigned to a minesweeper, where he has to perform hazardous duties while at the same time keeping his real identity a secret.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Emma Dunn as Mom Smith
Age at release: 69
Charles D. Brown as Commander Lane
Age at release: 56
Richard Arlen as Richard Houston
Age at release: 44
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith
Age at release: 44
Ralph Sanford as Seaman Cox
Age at release: 44
Chick Chandler as Seaman 'Corny' Welch
Age at release: 38
Frank Fenton as Lt. Ralph Gilpin
Age at release: 37
Douglas Fowley as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
Age at release: 32
Jean Parker as Mary Smith
Age at release: 28
Robert Mitchum as Seaman Chuck Ryan
Age at release: 26

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Billy Nelson as Bos'un 'Freshwater' Heims
Age at release: 40
Dub Taylor as Seaman Stubby Gordon
Age at release: 36