Three US sailors fight German U-boats in World War I aboard a decoy ship and try to win Ginger Rogers who works on the Coney Island midway.Three US sailors fight German U-boats in World War I aboard a decoy ship and try to win Ginger Rogers who works on the Coney Island midway.Three US sailors fight German U-boats in World War I aboard a decoy ship and try to win Ginger Rogers who works on the Coney Island midway.
William Boyd
- Baltimore
- (as Bill Boyd)
Richard Alexander
- Crew Member
- (uncredited)
George Berliner
- Man
- (unconfirmed)
- (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
- Man Displaying Newspaper
- (uncredited)
James P. Burtis
- Cookie
- (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
- French Girl in Tangiers
- (uncredited)
Charles Delaney
- Sailor at Sally's
- (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
- Havana Merchant
- (uncredited)
Nanette Faro
- French Girl in Tangiers
- (uncredited)
Tom Keene
- Lt. James Keene
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaAn actual ship was sunk for the production, which was filmed in part at sea.
- GoofsWhen the two sailors are painting the side of the ship and end up 'overboard', the far shot shows them - as has the entire scene - on the port side of the ship, however the closeup alone shows them on the starboard side (the water changes direction in each shot).
- Quotes
'Dutch' Herman: Tommy, get hold of our destroyers!
Tommy: You bet! I'll give them the S.O.S.
'Dutch' Herman: S.O.S., hell! Tell them the German subs are planning to attack our troop ships that left New York yesterday.
- ConnectionsEdited into Below the Sea (1933)
- SoundtracksAnchors Aweigh
(1906) (uncredited)
Written by Charles A. Zimmerman
Played during the opening credits and at the end
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Awfully dull--you can find better similar pictures out there.
"Suicide Fleet" is an amazingly dull film about three guys (two of which are real jerks) in the US Navy. All three (William Boyd, James Gleason and Robert Armstrong) are in the navy and are infatuated with a young lady (Ginger Rogers). However, she loves Boyd and the other two spend much of the movie lying to their 'friend' and trying to steal the girl for themselves. These antics were very tedious and the chemistry between these three is quite poor--making it difficult to like them or care about them.
The three eventually volunteer for special duty about a sailing ship that looks similar to a German one that has been disguising itself as a Norwegian fishing boat. The plan is that when the subs come to refuel and be refitted, they'll alert the American fleet to intercept them. Despite a fairly interesting plot, the film suffers from uninspired acting, dull characters and a need for more action. I've seen quite a few other military films made in the 1930s--most of which were frankly a lot more interesting than this one. Aside from a chance to see Ginger Rogers before her big Hollywood makeover or Boyd before he re-created himself as Hopalong Cassidy, there isn't a lot to recommend this one.
The three eventually volunteer for special duty about a sailing ship that looks similar to a German one that has been disguising itself as a Norwegian fishing boat. The plan is that when the subs come to refuel and be refitted, they'll alert the American fleet to intercept them. Despite a fairly interesting plot, the film suffers from uninspired acting, dull characters and a need for more action. I've seen quite a few other military films made in the 1930s--most of which were frankly a lot more interesting than this one. Aside from a chance to see Ginger Rogers before her big Hollywood makeover or Boyd before he re-created himself as Hopalong Cassidy, there isn't a lot to recommend this one.
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