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Movie · 1943

Minesweeper

Released 10 November 1943 More from 1943 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

A naval officer who had deserted several years earlier is drawn back to the Navy when World War II begins. He re-enlists under an assumed name, and is assigned to a minesweeper, where he has to perform hazardous duties while at the same time keeping his real identity a secret.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Richard Arlen
as Richard Houston
44
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as CPO Ichabod Ferdinand 'Fixit' Smith
44
Chick Chandler
as Seaman 'Corny' Welch
38
Douglas Fowley
as Cutter Lieutenant Wells
32
Jean Parker
as Mary Smith
28
Robert Mitchum
as Seaman Chuck Ryan
26
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
18years between the oldest and youngest billed
44Richard Arlen — oldest on the call sheet
26Robert Mitchum — youngest billed
35average age of the credited cast
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