Minesweeper

1943 · William H. Pine, William C. Thomas · Pine-Thomas

DANGER AFLOAT! ABOVE, BELOW AND ACROSS THE SEAS...WITH THE HEROIC MEN OF THE COAST GUARD! Upon hearing of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a hobo decides to join the Coast Guard under an assumed name — because he deserted the Navy years ago due to gambling debts. What follows is a combination of melodrama and suspense, as he gets tangled up in the lives of another military family, succumbs once again to his gambling addiction, and risks his life defusing Japanese-laid mines off the California coast. Low-budget but somewhat satisfying (and dark) tale of fear and redemption.