SILENT SERVICE TV SHOW "THE NAUTILUS AND THE NUNS" SUBMARINE RESCUE MISSION IN SOLOMONS XD13294

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit   / periscopefilm   Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com "The Nautilus and the Nuns" is one of the many episodes of the classic TV show "The Silent Service," produced by California National Productions in Hollywood. This fascinating program was executive produced by Rear Admiral Thomas Dykers, who also hosted the show. Each episode was based on actual wartime patrols conducted by U.S. Navy submarines during WWII. In this episode from season 2, the Nautilus rescues fourteen nuns from the Solomon Islands.. The inspiration for this episode was from 1943, during the boat's fourth patrol in the Solmon Islands, when Nautilus rescued 26 adults and three children from Teop Harbor on 31 December and 1 January. She also added the cargo ship Yosinogawa Maru to her kills and damaged a tanker, a freighter, and a destroyer on the same mission. This episode was directed by Jean Yarbrough, written by Joseph Stone and Paul King, cinematography Lucien N. Andriot, and starring Thomas M. Dykers as Host / Narrator, Peter Hansen as Cmdr. Brockman, Mary Field as Sister Vincent, Peggy Stewart as Sister Mary, Gail Kobe as Sister Edmund, Brett King as Lt. Ozzy Lynch, Robert Herrman asTimmons, Joe Flynn as Potts - Medic, Don Nagel as Lt. Eckert, Arthur Hanson as Chief, Joseph Breen as Skipper, Barry Harvey as Australian Lt. Read. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com