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Coast Guard

Coast Guard

Coast Guard

Coast Guard

Arm in arm...FOR THE GLORY OF THE SERVICE. Fist to fist...FOR THE HAND OF A GIRL!

1939•1h 12m•

★6.0(4 ratings)

DramaRomance

Overview

Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the life of Captain Tobias Bliss, tramp steamer skipper, in a daring rescue at sea. Speed flies the injured man back to the base hospital, where the two officers later visit him. There Ray meets Nancy Bliss, Bliss' grand-daughter, and falls in love with her. Speed meets her at a dance and urges Ray to propose before some other guy does. Ray is assigned to flood rescue duty, and Speed and Nancy start going out together and discover they are in love.

Director

Writers

Richard Maibaum, Harry Segall, Albert Duffy

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Main Cast

Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

Thomas 'Speed' Bradshaw

Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Nancy Bliss

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Raymond Dower

Walter Connolly

Walter Connolly

Tobias Bliss

Warren Hymer

Warren Hymer

O'Hara

Robert Middlemass

Robert Middlemass

Capt. Lyons

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Comdr. Hooker

Edmund MacDonald

Edmund MacDonald

Lt. Thompson

Harry Anderson

Harry Anderson

Sailor (uncredited)

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

First Officer (uncredited)

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Bartender (uncredited)

Linda Brent

Linda Brent

(uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Edward Ludwig

Writing

Screenplay: Richard Maibaum
Screenplay: Harry Segall
Screenplay: Albert Duffy

Keywords

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Arm in arm...FOR THE GLORY OF THE SERVICE. Fist to fist...FOR THE HAND OF A GIRL!"

#2

The runtime is 72 minutes (1h 12m).

#3

The film was directed by Edward Ludwig.

#4

The screenplay was written by Richard Maibaum and Harry Segall.

#5

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 59 credited actors.

#6

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0031163.

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Rating

6.0/10

Average

4 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Coast Guard

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

NR

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures