Movie: The Growler Story

Top 3 Billed Cast

Ward Bond
Ward Bond

Quincannon

Ken Curtis
Ken Curtis

Captain Howard W. Gilmore

Dan Dailey
Dan Dailey

Narrator

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    True story of Lt.Cdr. Howard W.Gilmore who was awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing himself to save his submarine, February 1943.

  • Release Date

    1957-01-01

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    6

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