Seas Beneath is a 1931 American Pre-Code action film directed by John Ford and starring George O'Brien and Marion Lessing.
In the book, John Ford by Peter Bogdanovich, Ford was interviewed about his memories of directing the film, and he had the following to say about the experience, expressing his annoyance at Lessing being hired as a leading actress:
Cast
George O'Brien as Cmdr. Robert "Bob" Kingsley
Marion Lessing as Anna Marie Von Steuben
Mona Maris as Fraulein Lolita
Walter C. Kelly as Chief Mike "Guns" Costello
Warren Hymer as "Lug" Kaufman
Steve Pendleton as Ens. Richard "Dick" Cabot
Nat Pendleton as 'Butch' Wagner (uncredited) Walter McGrail as Chief Joe Cobb Larry Kent as Lt. "Mac" McGregor Henry Victor as Baron Ernst von Steuben John Loder as Franz Shiller Maurice Murphy as Merkel (uncredited) Harry Tenbrook as Winkler (uncredited)