THE SEA HAWK Part 1

Description

SUMMARY: This is a Russian feature story of the hunt for a German sea raider by a Russian ship; the finding of the raider (a disguised submarine of the German Navy) and the capture of the sub and crew. Reel l: American freighter at sea; seaman at helm of ship; seaman spots something floating in sea; ship's officer is called; object spotted is floating drum or can as seen through binoculars; sailing ship with sails unfurled is spotted at sea; German officers aboard sailing ship watch American freighter through binoculars; American freighter at sea; Commanding officer of the German ship in his quarters reading and taking an occasional drink of liquor; German officer reports sighting of ship to the Commanding officer; German captain speaks through communications tube; sailing ship asks freighter for aid; American seaman is taken aboard German sailing vessel and is put in brig of German ship with other prisoners of Allied nations; Sailing vessel uncovers deck guns and fires at American freighter and sinks the American freighter; scenes of the American freighter sinking beneath the seas; German officer dictates his report. Reel 2: Russian Naval headquarters; Junior naval officer enters and speaks with Russian admiral; Russian naval officer enters his home; packs a small bag of personal items; goes into his sleeping son's room and kisses him goodbye; takes wife's picture out of frame and leaves home; officer boards bus on city street with others. Reel 3: Russian sailors take off navy clothes and put on civilian clothes aboard ship; sailors in civilian clothes line up on deck of ship; merchant vessel at sea; in wheel house of merchant ship; merchant ship passes harbor lights at dusk with docked ship, men drinking at outdoor cafe in Russian city. Reel 4: Record player playing records; sailor ironing clothes aboard ship; sailor shaving; shining shoes; men getting dressed in civilian clothes aboard ship; Russian sailors incivilian clothes line up on deck aboard ship; Russian officer in civilian clothes inspects men; men go to their positions aboard ship; freighter at sea; naval gun hidden behind wall of ship of freighter; sailors in hold of ship; coaling furnaces of ship; man dressed as girl walks deck of ship; crew eating meal below decks; officer of ship on ship's phone; bell rings for general quarters; men rush from chow table to their positions aboard ship. Reel 5: German sailing ship which is actually a sea raider, spots the Russian freighter; Russians spot the German sailing vessel; a rowboat from German sailing vessel rows to Russian freighter with representatives from German sailing vessel; Germans go aboard and as they walk around Russian ship try to check and look over everything; Germans get back to their ship and report to captain; Sailing vessel fires at the freighter; Russian naval officer gives crew orders to get ready at posts; sailing vessel tries to run from freighter; super-structure of sailing vessel explodes from main part of vessel revealing that sailing vessel is submarine which goes down as disguised structure burns at sea. Reel 6: Sailors of Russian freighter paint sides of ship; sailors working aboard Russian freighter at night; German submarine underwater, going through waters; German crew in submarine at their posts; allied prisoners in hold aboard submarine; German swastika on hull of submarine; the seas at dusk; men aboard Russian ship scanning the seas with binoculars; Russian seamen spot conning tower of sub going through water as it slowly rises from sea; sailors aboard Russian ship shake hands preparing for fight; German sub captain looks through periscope; Russian officer with binoculars watches movement of conning tower of sub; Russian naval officer at phone of ship; Russian gets hit with torpedo from sub; water flows rapidly into hold of Russian ship; men run about Russian ship; mateaboard Russian ship yells orders on deck; Russian telegraph operator on Russian ship sends out S.O.S.; aboard Russian ship men put life boats over side of ship and let it down; men jump overboard into sea; men abandon Russian ship; men creep along deck of burning Russian ship. Reel 7: Men in rowboats at sea from the Russian ship; conning tower of the sub going through water; Russian seamen hidden at their posts aboard Russian ship; Telegraph operator gets word that Russia and Germany are at war; German captain and crew aboard submarine; German submarine rises; various scenes of the German sub surfacing above the sea; men of German sub run to their gun posts on deck of sub; sub fires at the Russian ship; Russians remain at their hidden posts aboard ship; fires all over the Russian ship; sub continues firing at the Russian ship; officer aboard Russian ship remains at ship's phone; Russian officer waits to get submarine at right distance from Russian ship; Russian ship opens fire on the sub; Russians machine gun the sub; prisoners on sub running about; as Russian seamen get hit at gun posts, officer runs to the gun post; Russian seamen fight fires aboard the Russian ship; sub goes under water; men from sub surface on water and start to flounder in water. Reel 8: Russian naval officer with telegraph operator aboard ship; German sub resting on floor of ocean; men walk through sub; German officers talk aboard sub; Russian officer and men in radio room of Russian ship; German sailors mutiny aboard sub; German officer shoots his aide aboard sub; Germans shoot each other aboard sub as rioting breaks out; Russian seamen line up on deck of Russian ship; they step out to volunteer for special duty; sub begins to rise from ocean floor giving off bubbles; sub surfaces on ocean;, men scamper aboard deck of surfaced sub with hands held high in surrender; Russian sailors go up steps of ship docked in port, sailors are wearing full equipmentfor a voyage at sea; Russian sailor plays accordion aboard Russian ship as others join him in song; Russian ship at pier as sailors go aboard; Russian naval officer and wife watch men going aboard; officer embraces wife; Naval officer goes aboard ship.

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division