I don't expect to have much luck with this question. We have to go back about 30 or 40 years to the old naval submarine warfare movie I'm trying to remember.
As I tried to say, an emergency dive caused one sailor to hastily pull the conning tower hatch closed just a moment too soon. The result was that one sailor still on the ladder had one or more fingers smashed by the hatch. At this point, the small opening in the hatch was already allowing a lot of water to leak into the sub's control room. Their depth was rapidly increasing. At this point, even if they could open the hatch to release his trapped/smashed fingers, too much water would get into the sub. However, by this time, the pressure was too great and the hatch couldn't be opened, I presume.
What did they do? A crew member had a strong knife handy and he had to cut off the trapped fingers so the hatch could be tightened/sealed better.
Does this scenario ring a bell with any of you old time movie lovers? Thanks.
2007-01-16 07:38:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Someone asked for more details. I'm only guessing, but I figure this was a B&W movie made in the '40s or '50s and the tale probably referred to World War II.
2007-01-16 08:20:58 · update #1
Have you tried going through this list: http://imdb.com/keyword/submarine/?start=200&sort=date
I tried to narrow down the search with hands, hatch, etc but couldn't do it. Maybe something will catch your eye and you'll remember the title. Good luck!
2007-01-16 09:15:01 · answer #1 · answered by hotdoggiegirl 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 21:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boy, that's disgusting.
I'm sure I never saw that one, but it reminded me of the scene in the classic comedy "The Great Race" where Professor Fate (Jack Lemmon) and Max (Peter Falk) were in their submarine, and Fate kept getting his fingers caught in the periscope handles, resulting in his being hoisted up and down. Funny stuff!
2007-01-16 08:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever get an answer? I am also looking for the title.
2015-04-10 10:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by Jon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Run Silent, Run Deep? Just guessing ...
2007-01-16 09:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by Navigator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as it colour or b/w?
WWII or contempory?
2007-01-16 07:47:31 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋