Submarine Base (1943): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1943, Submarine Base is an action, drama and war film directed by Albert H. Kelly, running about 65 minutes. “I'm An Outcast!!! A Scoundrel To The End... But I'll Die A Hero's Death To Stop The Nazis!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Ship engineer Jim Taggert is rescued from a torpedoed tramp steamer by Joe Morgan, an American gangster that found New York too hot for him, and has become a fisherman operating from an out-of-the-way island off of the coast of South America. Morgan makes his headquarters at the Halfway House run by the parents of Maria Styx as a bar and dance resort catering to the planters and traders of the island. Taggert finds himself practically a prisoner along with a group of American girls acting as entertainers at the resort. Taggert shadows Morgan in his activities in a remote cove and finds that Morgan is supplying German U-boat commanders with torpedoes, but does not know that Morgan has rigged the torpedoes with clock devices that explode when at sea and sinks the U-boats.

Who’s in it. Submarine Base stars John Litel as James Xavier 'Jim' Taggart, Alan Baxter as Joe Morgan, Eric Blore as Spike, Morgan's Aide and Georges Metaxa as Nazi Agent Anton Kroll, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.3/10, Submarine Base has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Submarine Base page.

If you liked it. Fans of Submarine Base tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.