Corvette K 225

Corvette K 225 is a 1943 film starring Randolph Scott and Ella Raines. It was released in the UK as The Nelson Touch. Tony Gaudio was nominated for the 1943 Academy Award for Best Cinematography BampW for his work on the film.

In 1943, Lt Cdr McLain Scott has just lost his ship as well as twothirds of his crew due to enemy action. He is allocated a new ship and while waiting for it to be built, befriends the sister of one of his dead officers. Things become somewhat complicated when one of the replacement officers turns out to be another brother. The brand new HMCS Donnacona is assigned to accompany a convoy of ships from Nova Scotia to England. Along the way the ship encounters many of the trials of war.It was produced between Februaryand early May 1943. The working title of this film was Corvettes in Action. While much of the film was made on a sound stage, parts of it, notably an outdoor scene at the University of Kings College Halifax, were filmed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where many of the corvettes were stationed and from which many transAtlantic convoys were assembled. As the location was a wartime secret, Halifax is referred to as Hannington Harbour in the film. The scenes of the shipyard were filmed at Saint John, NB as you can see the old General Hospital which sat on a high hill overlooking the ship yard in a few scenes the hospital has since been demolished. ........

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