The Sea Chase

The story

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 & crew

John WayneCaptain Karl Ehrlich

Lana TurnerElsa Keller

David FarrarCommander Jeff Napier

James ArnessSchlieter

Tab HunterCadet Wesser

Lyle BettgerChief Officer Kirchner

Paul FixMax Heinz

Claude AkinsWinkler

John QualenChief Engineer Schmitt

Alan Hale Jr.Wentz

Richard DavalosCadet Walter Stemme (as Dick Davalos)

Lowell GilmoreCapt. Evans