Told in flashback, Out of the Depths strives to explain why its four male protagonists are bobbing around the Pacific in a lifeboat. The story proper begins as Captain Faversham (Jim Bannon) and his crew embark upon a secret mission which takes them into Japanese waters. The plan is to prevent a kamikaze attack against the American invading forces. Compelling in itself, the plotline isn't improved by arbitrary doses of misfire pathos and comedy relief. One of the sailors is played by Ken Curtis, later to gain TV fame as Festus on Gunsmoke.
Jim Bannon
as Capt. Faversham
Ross Hunter
as Clayton Shepherd
Ken Curtis
as Buck Clayton
Loren Tindall
as Pete Lubowsky
Mark Roberts
as 'Pills' Wilkins (as Robert E. Scott)
Frank Sully
as 'Speed' Brogan
Robert B. Williams
as First Officer Ross
Coulter Irwin
as 'Sparks' Reynolds
