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Hell and High Water (1933)

Hell and High Water poster
Directed by
Grover Jones
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 08m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crew of sailors wrestle with danger and personal conflicts aboard a submarine. The story follows their tense journey as they face threats from both the sea and each other.

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What happens

Hell and High Water is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt and written by Grover Jones, Agnes Brand Leahy, William Slavens McNutt and Max Miller. The film stars Richard Arlen, Judith Allen, Charley Grapewin, Gertrude Hoffman, Guy Standing, and William Frawley. The film was released on October 27, 1933, by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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