Coast Guard (1939 film)
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| Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
| Produced by | Fred Kohlmar |
| Written by | screenplay by Richard Maibaum Albert Duffy Harry Segall |
| Starring |
Randolph Scott Frances Dee Ralph Bellamy |
| Music by | M.W. Stoloff |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Edited by | Gene Milford |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Release date
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August 4, 1939 |
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Running time
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71 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Coast Guard is a 1939 American adventure film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Randolph Scott, Frances Dee and Ralph Bellamy. It is set before World War II.
The Hollywood Reporter indicated that Frances Dee replaced Gene Tierney in the role of Nancy Bliss. Coast Guard was the first film of actor Michael Gale, who changed his name in 1941 to Craig Stevens.
Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower (Ralph Bellamy) commands a United States Coast Guard cutter. His best friend in the Coast Guard, Lieutenant Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw (Randolph Scott), is a highly regarded, but reckless pilot. In a daring rescue at sea, both men are involved in saving Tobias Bliss (Walter Connolly), the captain of a tramp steamer. At the base hospital, the two officers visit the rescued man and meet Nancy (Frances Dee), his granddaughter. Both friends fall in love with her, but Speed proposes first; broken-hearted, Ray still acts as the best man at the wedding.
The marriage falters, and when Nancy is fed up with many lonely nights alone, she leaves Speed. In trying to win her back, Speed crashes while stunting over her house. Grounded and facing a court-martial, the disgraced pilot finds out that his best friend is missing while on an Arctic rescue mission. Nancy coaxes Speed and his co-pilot, O'Hara (Warren Hymer), to attempt a rescue, and after a harrowing crash-landing in the Arctic, an injured Ray is located. Speed manages a dangerous takeoff and flies his friend back home, to find a relieved Nancy waiting for him.
As credited, with screen roles identified:
Notable actors in uncredited roles include Ann Doran as a nurse, Raymond Bailey as First Officer and Don Beddoe as Proprietor.
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