Thunder Afloat

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

Duration: 95 min
Release date: 1939-09-15
IMDB

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

Action Drama Romance War

Thunder Afloat

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Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
as John Thorson
Chester Morris
Chester Morris
as 'Rocky' Blake
Virginia Grey
Virginia Grey
as Susan Thorson
Douglass Dumbrille
Douglass Dumbrille
as District Commander
Carl Esmond
Carl Esmond
as U-Boat Captain
Clem Bevans
Clem Bevans
as 'Cap' Finch
John Qualen
John Qualen
as Milo
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
as Ives
Henry Victor
Henry Victor
as German U-Boat Officer
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
as Admiral Ross
Hans Joby
Hans Joby
as U-Boat Petty Officer
Henry Hunter
Henry Hunter
as Ensign Dyer
Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale
as Admiral Girard
Leon Ames
Leon Ames
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco
Arthur Belasco
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Joseph E. Bernard
Joseph E. Bernard
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Al Bridge
Al Bridge
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Rand Brooks
Rand Brooks
as Listener (uncredited)
Don Castle
Don Castle
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
Jack Chapin
Jack Chapin
as Sailor (uncredited)
Tom Chatterton
Tom Chatterton
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Jack Rube Clifford
Jack Rube Clifford
as Captain (uncredited)
Jules Cowles
Jules Cowles
as Man with Finch (uncredited)
Leigh De Lacey
Leigh De Lacey
as Mrs. Gill (uncredited)
Joe De Stefani
Joe De Stefani
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
as Petty Officer (uncredited)
Richard Elmore
Richard Elmore
as Lookout (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Frank Faylen
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Budd Fine
Budd Fine
as Survivor (uncredited)
Allen Fox
Allen Fox
as Lookout (uncredited)
Frederick Lee
Frederick Lee
as Sailor (uncredited)
Eddie Hart
Eddie Hart
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Edward Hearn
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman
as Surgeon (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins
Earle Hodgins
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Clarke Jennings
Clarke Jennings
as Wireless Operator (uncredited)
Payne B. Johnson
Payne B. Johnson
as Boy (uncredited)
Charles Jordan
Charles Jordan
as Signalman (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Lew Kelly
as Sailor (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
as Nurse (uncredited)
Larry McGrath
Larry McGrath
as Radio Operator (uncredited)
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
as Orderly (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Philip Morris
as Fisherman (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Forbes Murray
as Naval Aide (uncredited)
Frank Orth
Frank Orth
as Old Sailor in Bilge Area (uncredited)
Syd Saylor
Syd Saylor
as Wireless Operator Sending Coded Message (uncredited)
Harold Schlickenmayer
Harold Schlickenmayer
as Engineer (uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
as German Operator (uncredited)
Hans Schumm
Hans Schumm
as German Sailor Looking for Wireless (uncredited)
Harry Semels
Harry Semels
as Cook on Tugboat (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway
as Sailor (uncredited)
Robert R. Stephenson
Robert R. Stephenson
as German Sailor (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
as Shore Patrol Sailor (uncredited)
Walter Thiele
Walter Thiele
as Young German Sailor (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
as Junior Officer Standing by Map (uncredited)
Wolfram Von Bock
Wolfram Von Bock
as German Officer (uncredited)
Hans von Morhart
Hans von Morhart
as German Sailor (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver
Doodles Weaver
as Sailor (uncredited)
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