Periscope Up For A Pin-Up

February, 1958

A Round-Bottomed Pin-Up, typical of the cheeky cheesecake that cheered the servicemen of World War II, plays an important part in a new submarine swashbuckler starring Burt Lancaster and Clark Gable, and a contest being sponsored by the film's producers links her to the most popular pin-up of today, the Playboy Playmate.Run Silent, Run Deep is a story of submarine combat action based on the best-selling novel by Commander Edward L. Beach; the Hecht-Hill-Lancaster production is a kind of up-to-da...

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