Directed by: Robert Wise
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Clark Gable, Brad Dexter
Continuity mistake: Every time we see the Nurka fire a torpedo, regardless of whether the order was "fire one," "fire two," or even "fire five" or "fire six," the torpedo is always seen leaving exactly the same tube.
Continuity mistake: In the final battle scene, Lt. Bledsoe is alternately wearing a long sleeve shirt rolled up at his elbow or a short sleeve shirt.
Factual error: When in his office after being sunk, Clark Gable and Don Rickles are together. The phone is in the background on the corner table. The phone in the office is a 1950s model rotary phone with push buttons for several lines. This was not available in 1942-1943. There is a wall phone hanging on the window frame that is also a 50's model with a 50's handle.
Question: At the beginning what was wrong with the young sailor drawing number 7 in the money draw?
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Answer: Sailors are very superstitious, they considered it a bad omen. Number 7 is an area of the ocean where most ships and subs have gone down.