The Sea Chase

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Farrow

Writing Credits

James Warner Bellah
(screen play by) and
John Twist
(screen play by)
Andrew Geer
(from the novel by)

Cast

John Wayne
Capt. Karl Ehrlich
Lana Turner
Elsa Keller
David Farrar
Cmdr. Jeff Napier
Lyle Bettger
Chief Officer Kirchner
Tab Hunter
Cadet Wesser
James Arness
Schlieter
Richard Davalos
Cadet Walter Stemme
John Qualen
Chief Engineer Schmitt
Paul Fix
Max Heinz
Lowell Gilmore
Capt. Evans
Luis Van Rooten
Matz
Alan Hale Jr.
Wentz
Wilton Graff
Consul General Hepke
Peter Whitney
Bachman
Claude Akins
Winkler
John Doucette
Bos'n
Alan Lee
Brounck
Abdullah Abbas
News Photographer
Victor Bartell
News Photographer
Alma Beltran
Beautician
Richard Bender
Dining Room Patron
Kenneth Brischof
British Sailor
Joe Brooks
Seaman
Loren Brown
Seaman
George Bruggeman
Hotel Guest
Edward Coch
Chilean Reporter
Edward Colmans
Hotel Manager
Roger Creed
Minor Role
Paul Cristo
Hotel Guest
Jean De Briac
French Governor
Gloria Dea
Señorita
Pilar Del Rey
Beautician
Jimmy Dime
Seaman
John Dodsworth
British Officer of the Watch
Isabelle Dwan
Señorita
Harold Dyrenforth
Dutch Reporter
Anthony Eustrel
British Vice-Admiral
James Fairfax
Signal Yeoman
Nacho Galindo
Minor Role
Lee Gotch
Singer
Herschel Graham
Hotel Guest
A. Cameron Grant
Kruse
Stuart Holmes
Watchman
Renate Hoy
Fraulein
John Indrisano
Sub-Lieutenant
Eddie Le Baron
News Photographer
Bill Lee
Singer
Bruce Lester
Petty Officer
Ray Linn Jr.
Singer
Frank Losee Jr.
Seaman
Lucita
Señorita
Richard Lupino
British Officer of the Watch
Hank Mann
Norwegian Radio Listener
Gavin Muir
British Officer of the Watch
George Nardelli
Hotel Guest
James O'Hara
Sub-Lieutenant
John O'Malley
Hawkinson
Patrick O'Moore
British Officer of the Watch
Tudor Owen
Trawler Survivor
Josephine Parra
Señorita
Manuel París
Hotel Desk Clerk
Gil Perkins
Baldhead
Foster H. Phinney
Hotel Guest
Joey Ray
Sub-Lieutenant
William Reeves
Singer
Gail Robinson
Seaman
John Sheffield
Dining Room Patron
Charles Shrouder
Singer
Fred Stromsoe
Mueller
Gilchrist Stuart
Fisherman
Tony Travers
Sub-Lieutenant
Teresa Tudor
Fraulein
Charles Wagenheim
American Reporter
Adam Williams
Kruger - Wireless Operator
Sheb Wooley
Screaming Man hit by Axe
Trude Wyler
Maid

Produced by

John Farrow
producer (produced by)

Music by

Roy Webb

Cinematography by

William H. Clothier
director of photography (as William Clothier)

Editing by

William H. Ziegler
(as William Ziegler)
Owen Marks
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Franz Bachelin

Set Decoration by

William Wallace

Makeup Department

Gordon Bau
makeup artist
Web Overlander
makeup artist (uncredited)
Norman Pringle
makeup artist (uncredited)
Myrl Stoltz
hairdresser (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Emmett Emerson
assistant director
Russell Llewellyn
assistant director
Gil Mandelik
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Herbert Cheek
prop shop (uncredited)
John Ciorga
swing gang (uncredited)
Henry H. Fuhrman
carpenter foreman (uncredited)
George Hopewell
painter (uncredited)
J.A. Neil
swing gang (uncredited)
Weldon H. Patterson
assistant props (uncredited)
Victor Scheckel
greensman (uncredited)
Robert Turner
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Francis J. Scheid
sound
Edwin S. Hall
cableman (uncredited)
Robert J. Miller
sound recordist (uncredited)
William Thompson
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Hans F. Koenekamp
special effects (as H.F. Koenekamp)
Horace L. Hulburd
special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Fred Stromsoe
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Howard Claire
second grip (uncredited)
Robert E. Farmer
best boy (uncredited)
Ed. J. Gaj
camera mechanic (uncredited)
Stuart Higgs
assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Johannes
camera operator (uncredited)
Maxwell Mann
generator operator (uncredited)
Wally Meinardus
assistant camera (uncredited)
Harold Noyes
head grip (uncredited)
Ralph Owen
gaffer (uncredited)
Jack Woods
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Moss Mabry
wardrobe
Henry Fields
wardrobe (uncredited)
Adene Henderson
wardrobe (uncredited)
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)
Leon Roberts
wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

Joe Barry
location manager (uncredited)
Carl P. Benoit
location manager (uncredited)
Charles Bonniwell
location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

Maurice De Packh
orchestrations (as Maurice de Packh)
Leonid Raab
orchestrations
Bonnie Lou Williams
singing voice: Lana Turner (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sam Freedle
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Robert Erbes
plumber (uncredited)
Ardon Faught
first aid (uncredited)
Jackson Parks
publicist (uncredited)
Eugene C. Steiner
radio operator (uncredited)
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