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Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his days in the "old" navy, especially about his part in the Battle of Manila Bay under Adm. Dewey during the Spanish-American War, when he commanded the USS Congress. That ship, now decommissioned and docked in Annapolis harbor, is--unknown to Fitzhugh--about to be towed out to sea to be used for target practice. When Fitzhugh finds this out, he sets out to either save his beloved vessel or "go down with his ship".Read moreLess
Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his days in the "old" navy, especially about his part in the Battle of Manila Bay under Adm. Dewey during the Spanish-American War, when he commanded the USS Congress. That ship, now decommissioned and docked in Annapolis harbor, is--unknown to Fitzhugh--about to be towed out to sea to be used for target practice. When Fitzhugh finds this out, he sets out to either save his beloved vessel or "go down with his ship".
The story
Commodore Fitzhugh, an old retired naval officer, lives at the Annapolis Naval Academy and, unhappy with the "modern" navy, likes to talk about his days in the "old" navy, especially about his part in the Battle of Manila Bay under Adm. Dewey during the Spanish-American War, when he commanded the USS Congress. That ship, now decommissioned and docked in Annapolis harbor, is--unknown to Fitzhugh--about to be towed out to sea to be used for target practice. When Fitzhugh finds this out, he sets out to either save his beloved vessel or "go down with his ship".
Cast & crew
Guy StandingCmdr. Fitzhugh
Rosalind KeithMadeline Deming
Tom BrownMorton 'Click' Haley
Richard CromwellBoyce Avery
John HowardDuncan Haley
Benny BakerZimmer
Louise BeaversMiranda
Minor WatsonCmmdre. Briggs
Ben AlexanderAdams
John DarrowPorter
William Collier Sr.Rumboat Charlie
Wheeler OakmanCmdr. LawsonExplore the crew
- Writer
- Frank Craven
- Director
- Alexander Hall
- Writer
- Jack Wagner
- Writer
- Grover Jones
- Writer
- Dale Van Every