Depth Bomb

"All right, men, now hear this. Captain Rock Hudson speaking. First of all, welcome aboard the nuclear submarine Tigerfish, proceeding at top speed toward the North Pole. Our mission is to rescue a group of marooned scientists and weathermen at Ice Station Zebra. Now before we left, I had a drink with Admiral Lloyd Nolan--you older hands will remember him--and he said that the damned Russians were also very anxious to get to Zebra. Something to do with a capsule from a downed Russian satellite, espionage, treachery, the fate of the free world, and all that.

"We have on board a Russian refugee who's supposed to be helping us. You'll be able to identify him because he acts suspiciously and looks just like Ernest Borgnine. Patrick McGoohan is also with us--naturally, he's some kind of spy, as all of you who watch Secret Agent on television will know.

"You veterans know that there's bound to be a time when someone screams 'Close the watertight doors,' and another time when the sub plunges dizzyingly toward the bottom. Then it's going to be pretty rough surfacing through the ice. One final word: as you move about the ship, please try not to stumble over or stare into the Super Panavision equipment. You men may think it's a nuisance to have a wide-screen camera in such cramped quarters, but it's all part of our real mission--to convince those people out front that this is more important than it really is."

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