Crest of the Wave

The stage hit (“Seagulls over Sorrento”) about men at a torpedo-testing base. Gene Kelly. Wharton: John Justin. Lofty: Bernard Lee. Herbert: Patric Doonan. Badger: Sidney James. Clelland: Jeff Richards. Directed by John Boulting and Roy Boulting., This comedy drama chronicles the exploits of a naval officer who teams up with British researchers to oversee torpedo experiments. He is brought in after a British scientist is killed. The film is based on Hugh Hastings’ play “Seagulls over Sorrento.” Tensions mount when two more Yanks are sent in., Gene Kelly stars in a tense dramatic role as an American scientist sent to work with a team of British sailors on a remote Scottish island. He must prove his worth to the resentful British while testing a highly dangerous new torpedo. Based on the play by., Culture-clash drama from the Boulting Brothers, with Gene Kelly as the American scientist raising British hackles when he gets involved in a top-secret project to develop a revolutionary torpedo.