Navy pilot Alec Brooke (Van Johnson) bids goodbye to his girlfriend Nancy Frazer (June Allyson) as he heads off for a bombing mission. Their longtime mentor friend Capt. Thad Vail (Thomas Mitchell) watches over them. Alec has to crash land his seaplane in the middle of the ocean. He tells the other survivor Lt. Joe Moore his lifelong love for Nancy.
The story has no surprise and is told mostly in flashbacks. For example, he does a crazy trick in his childhood and there is no tension at all. He's never in danger of dying. He could get injured or quit, but neither is that dangerous. All the flashbacks run on autopilot and exist without tension. As for the present day, the plane crash is not given much of a story. This is a drama without any drama.
The story has no surprise and is told mostly in flashbacks. For example, he does a crazy trick in his childhood and there is no tension at all. He's never in danger of dying. He could get injured or quit, but neither is that dangerous. All the flashbacks run on autopilot and exist without tension. As for the present day, the plane crash is not given much of a story. This is a drama without any drama.