Mystery Submarine

Mystery Submarine

Undersea Raider at Large!

NR 1950 · 78 min · ★ 7.0 · War, Drama, Thriller

Posing as an ex-German medical officer, a U. S. Navy Intelligence Officer sets out to rescue a kidnapped scientist, and sink a Nazi submarine, hiding off the coast of South America.

Directed by Douglas Sirk · Written by George W. George

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