to risk losing more men. His concern now is for their survival until they can be rescued, which creates friction between Durham and McHale. When they get word that a Marine battalion is pinned on a beach and an enemy cruiser is planning to attack the beachhead in the morning, McHale's attitude changes. McHale is ordered to use all his boats to protect the beachhead and the Marines, but he has no boats, since the Japanese sank them all. However, McHale manages to capture a Japanese PT boat patrolling the island. Surprising the men and Durham, McHale does not plan to use the boat to evacuate his men or the Marine battalion. Instead, he will attack and destroy the Japanese cruiser. He estimates that since they are on a Japanese boat, flying a Japanese flag, they can move in and torpedo the cruiser twice and send it to the bottom. "Seven Against the Sea" is available for public viewing at the Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum of Television and Radio) in New York City and Los Angeles. Cast Ernest Borgnine as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale Joe Flynn as Captain Wallace B. (Wally) Binghamton Tim Conway as Ensign Charles Parker Bob Hastings as Lieutenant Elroy Carpenter Carl Ballantine as Torpedoman's Mate Lester Gruber Gary Vinson as Quartermaster "Christy" Christopher Billy Sands as Motor Machinist Mate "Tinker" Bell Edson Stroll as Gunner's Mate Virgil Edwards John Wright as Radioman Willy Moss Gavin McLeod as Seaman Happy Haines (1962–1964, 73 episodes) Yoshio Yoda as Fuji Response This episode of an early dramatic anthology series received respectable ratings and ABC ordered a series. The series requested by the network was significantly different in tone from the pilot. In an interview in Cinema Retro magazine, Borgnine said the show was meant as a vehicle for Ron Foster, who was to be contracted to Universal Pictures, but that did not work out. Producer Jennings Lang recalled the film Destination Gobi inspiring a half-hour comedy with the Borgnine character's PT boat. The lead character in Destination Gobi, played by Richard Widmark, was named McHale. McHale's Navy (1962–1966) This military service comedy series was set in the Pacific theatre of World War II—for the last season, the setting changed to the European theater in Italy—and focused on antics of the misfit crew of PT-73 led by Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale, played by Borgnine. The producer, Edward