Coast Guard (1939)
Overview
Steady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower and reckless aviator Thomas "Speed" Bradshaw are the closest of friends. Ray saves the life of Captain Tobias Bliss, tramp steamer skipper, in a daring rescue at sea. Speed flies the injured man back to the base hospital, where the two officers later visit him. There Ray meets Nancy Bliss, Bliss' grand-daughter, and falls in love with her. Speed meets her at a dance and urges Ray to propose before some other guy does. Ray is assigned to flood rescue duty, and Speed and Nancy start going out together and discover they are in love.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.045 |
Directed By
Edward Ludwig
TOP CAST
Randolph Scott
Thomas 'Speed' Bradshaw
Frances Dee
Nancy Bliss
Ralph Bellamy
Lt. Raymond 'Ray' Dower
Walter Connolly
Tobias Bliss
Warren Hymer
O'Hara
Robert Middlemass
Capt. Lyons
Stanley Andrews
Comdr. Hooker
Edmund MacDonald
Lt. Thompson
Harry Anderson
Sailor (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
First Officer (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Bartender (uncredited)
Linda Brent
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lynton Brent
Radio Operator (uncredited)
Stanley Brown
Frightened Seaman (uncredited)
Buel Bryant
Sailor (uncredited)
Steve Clark
Sailor (uncredited)
Chuck Colean
Sailor (uncredited)
Russ Coller
Sailor (uncredited)
Dorothy Comingore
Nurse (uncredited)
Charles Conrad
Orderly (uncredited)
Beatrice Curtis
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Nurse (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Second Officer (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
First Nurse (uncredited)
Dorothy Dugan
Nurse (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
Florence (uncredited)
Jack Egan
Coastguardsman (uncredited)
Sam Finn
Sailor (uncredited)
Allen Fox
Sailor (uncredited)
Jerry Frank
Sailor (uncredited)
Ned Glass
Lookout (uncredited)
Lorna Gray
Minor Role (uncredited)
Charles Griffin
Sailor (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Seaman in Rescue Boat (uncredited)
Grace Hayle
Stout Woman (uncredited)
Billy Lee
Seaman (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Carl - Waiter (uncredited)
J. Farrell MacDonald
Capt. Hansen (uncredited)
Mala
Eskimo Driver (uncredited)
Herman Marks
Sailor (uncredited)
James Millican
Sailor (uncredited)
Harold Minjir
Cuthbert Perry (uncredited)
Adrian Morris
First Expressman (uncredited)
Joe Palma
Sailor (uncredited)
Jack Parker
Sailor (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Senior Officer (uncredited)
Gwen Seager
Minor Role (uncredited)
Marla Shelton
Gorgeous Creature (uncredited)
Craig Stevens
Sailor (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Third Officer (uncredited)
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