The Sea Chase, is an odd sort of film. It stars John Wayne and Lana Turner, and while part of the plot does involve a romantic encounter between them, the plot and settings are most unusual for a John Wayne film. That said, as an action hero, a rough shot, a tender heart or a romantic lead, there ��s hardly a genre of film type that Wayne couldn ��t master, and his fans just plan old loved to watch him.

Academy Award-nominee John Farrow (Wake Island) directs this oddball adventure. Wayne plays sea captain Kal Erhlich, an anti-Nazi German freighter captain of the Ergenstrasse. He just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when World War II begins. He and his international crew set sail from Australia and head to the North Sea to escape capture.

The captain endeavors to get the men back home, but he runs into all kinds of roadblocks including allied and German ships, storms, rats, no fuel and the biggest quandary of all, a sexy pretty lady on board.

Elsa (Turner), an escapee from being a Nazi spy, was about to be engaged to Jeff Napier (David Farrar), a former friend, now turned enemy ship captain of Kal's when he intervenes and sends Jeff on his way. Elsa ends up being Kal's cabin mate, strictly platonic, but not if she has anything to do with it.

James Arness, Tab Hunter, Alan Hale Jr., Claude Akins and a host of other fine talent fill other roles of the sea-faring men.

There's one ocean and one problem after another. The men start to resent the Captain when he can't get them home and fuel, food and water run low. Wayne commands as usual, that steady monotone voice that issues orders with out so much as a chance of a thought to disobey them.

And just like Wayne, when he's up against the odds, he's willing to take the licks, whether it's the right or wrong thing to do. What a hero!

The Sea Chase delivers action, adventure, romance, intrigue, danger and best of all - more John Wayne.

The Sea Chase (1955) is part of Warner Home Video's John Wayne Legendary Heroes Collection - featuring five classic films from the larger-than-life American hero we call John Wayne. Also included in the collection are Blood Alley, Tall in the Saddle and The Train Robbers All are available on DVD for the first time.

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Director: John Farrow

Writer: Andrew Geer - novel, James Warner Bellah & John Twist - screenplay

Cast: John Wayne, Lana Turner, David Farrar, James Arness, Tab Hunter, Alan Hale Jr., Claude Akins

Rating: Not Rated

Classic Movie Guide Rating: 4 our of 5 stars

DVD Release Date: 5/3/2005

Run Time: 117 minutes

Studio: Warner Bros. Home Video

Format: Color