This episode of “Navy Log” entitled “Nightmare off Brooklyn” first aired on May 1st, 1957. A classic Cold War plot is the focus here, centered around saboteurs and security. The episode starts out in a nondescript bar in Brooklyn, NY. Center of focus is a big mouth sailor shooting his big mouth off. A fellow sailor decides to escort him back to his ship to keep him out of trouble. At this point one would ask where could this story be taking us? Next we see a bar customer moving to the phone booth and arranging a rendezvous. This is followed by a collection of individuals being primed to move to action – but what kind of action – sabotage?!
As it turns out, this adventure of Navy Log could be described as an espionage mystery or maybe a spy thriller leading to who knows what. We have a total of six nefarious suspects who successfully board the ship and eventually make their way to the forward engine room and then the missile magazine. The ship’s doctor and Lt. Carr are corralled and tied up. Fisticuffs break out between crew members and the ‘saboteurs’. Finally the ship’s executive officer, played by DeForest Kelly (AKA Leonard ‘Bones’ McCoy of Star Trek fame), with the help of his crew members, rounds up the saboteurs. At this time, with the ship’s captain and base commander present, the real story is revealed. Could this story have really happened?
Did You Know: At the beginning of the episode it was stated “that a tree grew here once”. This was in reference to the movie titled “A Tree Grows In Brooklyn” released in 1945 and the winner of the Best Actor Academy Award for James Dunn.
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