Submarine Command (1951)

A WWII Lieutenant Commander (William Holden) orders his submarine to crash dive in order to evade a Japanese aerial attack. While the maneuver saves the submarine, it consequently kills the Captain and another crewman. This event haunts him even after the war is over. Directed by John Farrow (HONDO). Coming off SUNSET BOULEVARD where they both received Oscar nominations, Paramount reteams William Holden and Nancy Olson as his wife in this war film that was among the first to deal with post traumatic stress disorder. That's the most interesting aspect of the movie and the film's first hour is compelling as it deals with Holden's PTSD and how it effects his marriage and career. Alas, it jumps the shark in the film's last half hour when it becomes a routine war action movie with the usual heroics and bang ... he's suddenly cured of his PTSD! With William Bendix, Don Taylor, Arthur Franz, Darryl Hickman, Peggy Webber, Benson Fong and Noel Neill.