
The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.

as Alexander 'Alec' Austen

as Susan Cahill

as 'Frenchy' Shapiro

as Lt. Cmdr. Mike Edge

as Cmdr. Warren Meredith

as Lt. Blanchard

as Ski Krokowski

as Claire Innes

as Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian

as Mrs. Austen

as Paul Clemson

as Lieutenant Dooley

as Lieutenant j.g. Swanson

as Collins (as Morris Miller)

as Al Mendoza

as Pilot

as Pappa Tatos

as Ski's Girl

as Steve Innes

as Blackie