The start of this movie starts out with a tragedy when the submarine commander, played very well if shortly, Ward Bond, is trapped on deck when the sub comes under attack. John Wayne is the executive officer and orders the submarine to dive leaving Ward Bond to die. The crew resents his actions and show it in certain ways. In the early part of the war the torpedoes were well known to have problems detonating when they hit a target. John Wayne's character, Gifford, is tasked with solving this problem. He does and the enemy ships start blowing up. Gifford also runs into his ex-wife, played by Patricia Neal. Sparks fly again and they appear to hook up again. Gifford and the sub go to sea again and of course are successful attacking the enemy.
Review of Operation Pacific
