---
title: 'The Frogmen (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lloyd Bacon'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-frogmen-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043565/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Frogmen (1951)

1951 · 95 min · War · United States


## Synopsis

The Frogmen is a 1951 American black-and-white World War II drama film distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox, produced by Samuel G. Engel, directed by Lloyd Bacon and starring Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews and Gary Merrill. The plot is based on the divers of the United States Navy Underwater Demolition Team, popularly known as "frogmen", against the Japanese Army and naval forces. It was the first film about scuba diving and became a popular cultural hit.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lloyd Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-bacon)
- **Screenplay:** [John Tucker Battle](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-tucker-battle)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Producer:** [Samuel G. Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-g-engel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Norbert Brodine](https://cinepixo.com/people/norbert-brodine)
- **Editor:** [William H. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-reynolds)

## Cast

- [Russell Hardie](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-hardie)
- [Gary Merrill](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-merrill)
- [Harvey Lembeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-lembeck)
- [James Gregory](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gregory)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)
- [Jeffrey Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-hunter)
- [Jack Warden](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-warden)
- [Warren Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/warren-stevens)
- [Robert Wagner](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wagner)
- [Peter Leeds](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-leeds)
- [Robert Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-adler)
- [Parley Baer](https://cinepixo.com/people/parley-baer)
- [Dana Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-andrews)
- [Robert Rockwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-rockwell)
- [William Bishop](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bishop)

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