Valiant Coast Guardsman Barton Maclane gets killed heroically on ice patrol. His son grows up to be John Derek, with entrance to the Coast Guard Academy and a mutual yen for Wanda Hendrix. But his cruise after the first year shows that he isn't up to the job. So he enlists in an effort to prove himself.
It doesn't sound like a particularly original story arc, nor are there many surprises in the script. However, director Joseph Kane doesn't pull any punches in this story of redemption, there's a great supporting cast, with Walter Brennan and Richard Jaeckel, and it's good to see the Coast Guard get a rare huzzah for the service branch that never stops working, even if it's only in storms provided by the Lydecker brothers. It's not a great movie, but it's a solid B.
It doesn't sound like a particularly original story arc, nor are there many surprises in the script. However, director Joseph Kane doesn't pull any punches in this story of redemption, there's a great supporting cast, with Walter Brennan and Richard Jaeckel, and it's good to see the Coast Guard get a rare huzzah for the service branch that never stops working, even if it's only in storms provided by the Lydecker brothers. It's not a great movie, but it's a solid B.