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The Duke playing a German......Pretty Neat.
Having John Wayne play a German Ship Captain (and an anti-nazi one at that) in World War Two made for an enjoyable change from his 'usual' roles, and underlined an important, though understated historical fact: that not all Germans in that time period were pro-Hitler, though they fought for their country out of love for country. That was so well shown when Wayne's character threw out the Swastika Flag and raised the World War One German Battle flag when his ship was challenged. This was a prime example of what made it an enjoyable film for me.

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Strecthing the Boundaries of Credulity
John Wayne is a great actor who works best in Cowboy and Gung Ho American soldier roles. He is a type casted actor and his role as a German tramp ship captain who hates Hitler is nothing short of funny. Not that the storyline is bad, it is just a situation of miscasting. Although Wayne's acting is good, his American accent and the thought subliminally that a cowboy is playing a German totally destroys the mood of the movie. But the movie is worth watching especially for Wayne fans.

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Germans with no accent?
A German commander of a somewhat stolen freighter is in a desperate flight to escape the Nazi grip and find safe harbor in another country. John Wayne and Lana Turner star in this movie with brief shots of James Arness and Tab Hunter.

Amazingly, none of these Germans have any accent other than the American-ized pronunciation of their German names. John Wayne comes across as a cowboy in captain's clothing and just because Lana Turner is blonde doesn't make her performance any more convincing. All five of Tab Hunter's lines were nothing more than very obvious pretty boy cameo shots in an attempt to draw the public into the movie theatres. The cinematography was fairly good though, with some very impressive scenes.