Submarine commander Charles Laughton is married to Tallulah Bankhead. Although congenial in public, he is insanely jealous of her. He has broken his lieutenant, Cary Grant, and she has wandered through town, where she encounters Gary Cooper and had a brief tryst with him. She returns home to discover Cooper is her husband's new lieutenant. He immediately comes to the conclusion they are long term lovers, and determines to break him likewise. He orders the submarine to set out early with his wife on board.
I suppose it's a way of getting a woman present during one of those sunken submarine movies, but it's quite poorly handled. Cooper is supposed to speak some romantic lines and muffs them entirely. Laughton, who gets an 'introducing' credit, plays one of those crazy villains he would for the next few years. Despite some interesting talent in front of the camera, it's a complete mess.
I suppose it's a way of getting a woman present during one of those sunken submarine movies, but it's quite poorly handled. Cooper is supposed to speak some romantic lines and muffs them entirely. Laughton, who gets an 'introducing' credit, plays one of those crazy villains he would for the next few years. Despite some interesting talent in front of the camera, it's a complete mess.