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The Silent Enemy (1958) was a Action Film directed by William Fairchild and produced by John Woolf and James Woolf.

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This movie went into production about a year after the much publicized disappearance of the movie's real life lead character, Lionel "Buster" Crabb OBE, GM (born 28 January 1909). Lionel Crabb was presumed dead on 19 April 1956 due to an alleged encounter from the Cold War.
This movie's dedication states: "This film is dedicated to the frogmen of all nations who have died beneath the sea and in particular to the memory of Commander Lionel Crabb, G.M., R.N.V.R." See: Lionel Crabb.
According to the book 'Brassey's Guide to War Films' by Alun Evans, during this movie's theatrical season, there were " . . . strong (and never disproved) rumours at the time of its release that the film's real-life hero, Commander Crabb See: Lionel Crabb, had mysteriously died while diving to spy on a Soviet warship visiting Britain."
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