Production
Curtis took credit for the film's inception. He had joined the Navy during World War II with the intent of entering the submarine service, in part because Grant, his hero, appeared in Destination Tokyo (1943). After he became a star, Curtis suggested making a film in which Grant would stare into a periscope as he did in Tokyo, and very much enjoyed working with him.
The film was produced with extensive support of the Department of Defense and the Navy. Most of the filming was done in and around Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, which substituted for the Philippines, and Naval Station San Diego, California.
USS Sea Tiger was portrayed by three different American World War II-era submarines:
- USS Queenfish, in the opening and closing scenes (circa 1959), in which the "393" on the conning tower is visible,
- USS Archerfish, for all the World War II scenes where the boat was painted the standard gray and black,
- USS Balao, for all the scenes in which Sea Tiger was painted pink.
Read more about this topic: Operation Petticoat
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