
Told in flashback, Out of the Depths strives to explain why its four male protagonists are bobbing around the Pacific in a lifeboat. The story proper begins as Captain Faversham (Jim Bannon) and his crew embark upon a secret mission which takes them into Japanese waters. The plan is to prevent a kamikaze attack against the American invading forces. Compelling in itself, the plotline isn't improved by arbitrary doses of misfire pathos and comedy relief. One of the sailors is played by Ken Curtis, later to gain TV fame as Festus on Gunsmoke.

as Capt. Faversham

as Clayton Shepherd

as Buck Clayton

as Pete Lubowsky

as 'Pills' Wilkins

as 'Speed' Brogan

as First Officer Ross

as 'Sparks' Reynolds

as Lt. Ito Kaida

as 'Ten-to-One' Ryan

as Mike Rawhide

as Charlie Anderson

as Eddie Jones

as Bailey