{"product_id":"submarine-alert-1","title":"Submarine Alert","description":"The Pine-Thomas production of Submarine Alert (1943), directed by Frank McDonald, arrives on DVD from Alpha Video in decent shape, mastered from what looks like a clean 16 mm print. There are vertical scratches here and there but nothing too distracting, and the audio is very strong, pitched at a very high volume. There's some fading and some missing frames (especially in the final minutes), a few shots are slightly darker than they were intended to look, and there's a dupey quality to the print, but it is reasonably watchable. The 67-minute movie, scripted by Maxwell Shane (City Across the River, M Squad), is worth seeing in this version, especially as there's unlikely to be a significantly better one out from anyone else. The usual six chapters on Alpha releases are programmed in at appropriate points, and the disc opens automatically on a simple single-layer menu. The opening and closing credits are also highly attenuated in order to avoid showing the Paramount Pictures logo or name on the otherwise public-domain movie.","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44630073409823,"sku":"089218431899","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/products\/8067237168ada0683999332286cb629b_95bf421e-a763-4514-91e6-fd79322cbc5e.jpg?v=1700125723","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/submarine-alert-1","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}