The Sea Chase is a 1955 World War II film starring John Wayne and Lana Turner. The movie was directed by John Farrow. The plot is basically a nautical cat and mouse game, with Wayne determined to get his German freighter home during the first few months of the war, all the while being chased by British and Australian naval ships.

Prior to the start of filming in Hawaii, John Wayne (I) went scuba diving and developed an ear infection. As a result, he was in severe pain for much of shooting. Many of Wayne's scenes could be shot only on his "good" side, since the infected ear was so swollen, and between takes he had to go lie down to rest from the pain.