The Sea Chase (1955)
"JOHN WAYNE - a skipper sworn never to be taken! LANA TURNER - the fuse of his floating time-bomb!"

Title: The Sea Chase
Original Title: The Sea Chase
Release Date: 1955-06-04
Status: Released
Rating: 6.1/10 (from 45 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: War, Action, Drama
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures
As the Second World War breaks out, German freighter captain Karl Ehrlich is about to leave Sydney, Australia with his vessel, the Ergenstrasse. Ehrlich, an anti-Nazi but proud German, hopes to outrun or out-maneuver the British warship pursuing him. Aboard his vessel is Elsa Keller, a woman Ehrlich has been ordered to return to Germany safely along with whatever secrets she carries. When Ehrlich's fiercely Nazi chief officer Kirchner commits an atrocity, the British pursuit becomes deadly.
Cast

John Wayne
Captain Karl Ehrlich

Lana Turner
Elsa Keller

David Farrar
Commander Jeff Napier

James Arness
Schlieter

Tab Hunter
Cadet Wesser

Lyle Bettger
Chief Officer Kirchner

Paul Fix
Max Heinz

Claude Akins
Winkler

John Qualen
Chief Engineer Schmitt

Alan Hale Jr.
Wentz