Thunder Afloat

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Thunder Afloat

"Screaming adventure with fighters of America's "Suicide Fleet!""

1939

1h 35m

5.9(5 votes)

Action

Drama

Romance

War

Overview

A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I.

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61 members

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Wallace Beery

John Thorson

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Chester Morris

'Rocky' Blake

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Virginia Grey

Susan Thorson

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Douglass Dumbrille

District Commander

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Carl Esmond

U-Boat Captain

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Clem Bevans

'Cap' Finch

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John Qualen

Milo

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Regis Toomey

Ives

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Henry Victor

German U-Boat Officer

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Addison Richards

Admiral Ross

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Hans Joby

U-Boat Petty Officer

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Henry Hunter

Ensign Dyer

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Jonathan Hale

Admiral Girard

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Leon Ames

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

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Arthur Belasco

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Joseph E. Bernard

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Wade Boteler

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

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Al Bridge

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Rand Brooks

Listener (uncredited)

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Don Castle

Radio Operator (uncredited)

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Jack Chapin

Sailor (uncredited)

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Tom Chatterton

Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Jack Rube Clifford

Captain (uncredited)

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Jules Cowles

Man with Finch (uncredited)

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Leigh De Lacey

Mrs. Gill (uncredited)

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Joe De Stefani

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Edgar Dearing

Petty Officer (uncredited)

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Richard Elmore

Lookout (uncredited)

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Frank Faylen

Recruiting Officer (uncredited)

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Budd Fine

Survivor (uncredited)

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Allen Fox

Lookout (uncredited)

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Frederick Lee

Sailor (uncredited)

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Eddie Hart

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Edward Hearn

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Howard Hickman

Surgeon (uncredited)

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Earle Hodgins

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Clarke Jennings

Wireless Operator (uncredited)

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Payne B. Johnson

Boy (uncredited)

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Charles Jordan

Signalman (uncredited)

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Lew Kelly

Sailor (uncredited)

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Jack Kennedy

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Claire McDowell

Nurse (uncredited)

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Larry McGrath

Radio Operator (uncredited)

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Roger Moore

Orderly (uncredited)

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Philip Morris

Fisherman (uncredited)

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Forbes Murray

Naval Aide (uncredited)

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Frank Orth

Old Sailor in Bilge Area (uncredited)

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Syd Saylor

Wireless Operator Sending Coded Message (uncredited)

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Harold Schlickenmayer

Engineer (uncredited)

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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

German Operator (uncredited)

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Hans Schumm

German Sailor Looking for Wireless (uncredited)

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Harry Semels

Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)

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Lee Shumway

Sailor (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

German Sailor (uncredited)

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Harry Strang

Shore Patrol Sailor (uncredited)

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Walter Thiele

Young German Sailor (uncredited)

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Emmett Vogan

Junior Officer Standing by Map (uncredited)

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Wolfram Von Bock

German Officer (uncredited)

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Hans von Morhart

German Sailor (uncredited)

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Doodles Weaver

Sailor (uncredited)

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