A naval officer who had deserted several years earlier is drawn back to the Navy when World War II begins. He re-enlists under an assumed name, and is assigned to a minesweeper, where he has to perform hazardous duties while at the same time keeping his real identity a secret.
Richard Arlen
as Richard Houston
Jean Parker
as Mary Smith
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith
Emma Dunn
as Mom Smith
Charles D. Brown
as Commander Lane
Frank Fenton
as Lt. Ralph Gilpin
Chick Chandler
as Seaman 'Corny' Welch
Douglas Fowley
as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
Robert Mitchum
as Seaman Chuck Ryan
Ralph Sanford
as Seaman Cox
Billy Nelson
as Bos'un 'Freshwater' Heims
Dub Taylor
as Seaman Stubby Gordon
