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The DuPont Company of Wilmington, Delaware, makers of Better Things for Better Living through Chemistry, presents the Cavalcade of America. Tonight's star, Dick Powell. Time, World War II. Place, the Pacific Ocean off Japan. The Navy submarine Trigger, submerged motionless, is under depth charge attack. With Dick Powell as Lieutenant Commander Roy Benson, United States Navy, here's tonight's DuPont Cavalcade play, the silent service. Oh, that's close. Yeah. You know who's re…

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In The Silent Service, the audience is transported to the tense atmosphere aboard the submarine Trigger, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Roy Benson during World War II. The submarine is submerged in the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Japan, as it faces a relentless depth charge attack from enemy destroyers. The crew is on high alert, grappling with the immediate threat to their lives while also dealing with the psychological toll of prolonged confinement and danger.

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Cavalcade of America, Episode 704

The Silent Service

Tuesday, June 12, 1951 · 27:46

Cavalcade of America, Episode 704

The Silent Service

Tuesday, June 12, 1951 · 27:46

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In The Silent Service, Lieutenant Commander Roy Benson and his crew aboard the submarine Trigger face intense depth charge attacks while grappling with crew morale and the pressures of submarine warfare during World War II.

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