An American oil tanker, the SS Northern Star, captained by Capt. Steve Jarvis (Raymond Massey), is sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean by a German U-boat. Along with the First Officer, his friend Joe Rossi (Humphrey Bogart), they make it to a lifeboat loaded with other crewmen. When the U-Boat crew starts filming their plight, they respond with rude gestures, and their lifeboat is rammed by the sub. The survivors swim to a raft and are finally rescued after 11 days adrift. During their brief liberty, Steve spends time with his wife Sarah (Ruth Gordon), while Joe meets and marries singer Pearl O'Neill (Julie Bishop). At the union hall, merchant seamen, including the Northern Star survivors, spend their time waiting to be assigned to a new ship... Directed by Lloyd Bacon Byron Haskin Raoul Walsh Produced by Jerry Wald[1] Written by John Howard Lawson Guy Gilpatric (story) Starring Humphrey Bogart Raymond Massey Music by Adolph Deutsch George Lipschultz (uncredited) Cinematography Ted D. McCord Edited by George Amy