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Coast Guard (1939)

Coast Guard poster
Directed by
Edward Ludwig
Genre
action film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A love story and an action tale set before World War II. A U.S. Coast Guard officer struggles to balance his duty with his feelings for a woman.

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What happens

Coast Guard is a 1939 American adventure film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Randolph Scott, Frances Dee and Ralph Bellamy. It is set before World War II. The Hollywood Reporter indicated that Frances Dee replaced Gene Tierney in the role of Nancy Bliss. Coast Guard was the first film of actor Michael Gale, who changed his name in 1941 to Craig Stevens. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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