| Away All Boats | |
|---|---|
 Original film poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | Joseph Pevney |
| Written by | Ted Sherdeman |
| Based on | novel by Kenneth M. Dodson |
| Produced by | Howard Christie |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | William H. Daniels in Technicolor and VistaVision |
| Edited by | Ted J. Kent |
| Music by | Frank Skinner Heinz Roemheld |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million[1][2] |
| Box office | $3.5 million (US)[3] |
Away All Boats is a 1956 American war film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler, George Nader, Lex Barker, and Julie Adams. It was produced by Howard Christie from a screenplay by Ted Sherdeman based on the 1953 novel by Kenneth M. Dodson (1907–1999), who served on the USS Pierce (APA-50) in World War II and used his experiences there as a guide for his novel. He was encouraged in his writing by Carl Sandburg, who had read some of Dodson’s letters, written in the Pacific. The book (and film) is about the crew of the Belinda (APA-22), an amphibious attack transport.[4] The book became a best seller.[5][6] The film was produced by Universal Pictures.
- ^ Holmes Alexander (27 April 1955). "Navy Tries to Increase Allure of Enlistment". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Summer Rainbow". Variety. 6 June 1956. p. 16.
- ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, 2 January 1957
- ^ Carl Sandburg (28 February 1954). "Sandburg Rates 'Away Boats' With Greatest of Sea Stories: Crew, Ship and GIs Aboard Form Composite Hero of War II Saga". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Best Seller List". The New York Times. 21 March 1954.
- ^ Irene Elwood (15 August 1954). "Always Fascinated By Sea: Letters Home Started Dodson on His Novel, 'Away All Boats'". Los Angeles Times.