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Cast
John Wayne | As: Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan | |
Susan Hayward | As: Constance Chesley | |
Dennis O'Keefe | As: Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow | |
William Frawley | As: Eddie Powers | |
Leonid Kinskey | As: Johnny Novasky |
Storyline
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
Tagline: | The thrilling story of America's supermen! |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
John Wayne |
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan |
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Susan Hayward |
Constance Chesley |
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Dennis O'Keefe |
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow |
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William Frawley |
Eddie Powers |
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Leonid Kinskey |
Johnny Novasky |
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J.M. Kerrigan |
Sawyer Collins |
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Grant Withers |
Whanger Spreckles |
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Paul Fix |
Ding Jacobs |
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Ben Welden |
Yump Lumkin |
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William Forrest |
Lt. Tom Kerrick |
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Addison Richards |
Capt. Joyce |
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Jay Norris |
Joe Brick |
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Duncan Renaldo |
Construction Worker at Party |
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Abdullah Abbas |
Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Lee Adams |
Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Joel Allen |
Coxswain (uncredited) |
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Roy Barcroft |
Seabee Barcroft (uncredited) |
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Roy Brent |
Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Joe Brooks |
Pilot (uncredited) |
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Charles D. Brown |
Capt. Squires (uncredited) |
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George Bruggeman |
Seabee (uncredited) |
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Wheaton Chambers |
Navy Observer (uncredited) |
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Roy Darmour |
Officer (uncredited) |
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Kenne Duncan |
Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Jean Fenwick |
Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Terry Frost |
Orderly (uncredited) |
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Gene Gary |
French Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Bud Geary |
Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Ernest Golm |
Van Pelt (uncredited) |
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Kit Guard |
Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited) |
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Eddie Hall |
Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited) |
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William Hall |
Swede (uncredited) |
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Alex Havier |
Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
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Herbert Heyes |
Capt. Millard (uncredited) |
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Reed Howes |
Reporter (uncredited) |
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Robert Katcher |
Japanese Soldier (uncredited) |
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Nora Lane |
Kitty - Secretary (uncredited) |
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James B. Leong |
Japanese Officer (uncredited) |
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Jung Lim |
Japanese Officer (uncredited) |
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Beverly Lloyd |
Chorine (uncredited) |
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Tom London |
Johnson (uncredited) |
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Clarence Lung |
Japanese Officer (uncredited) |
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Adele Mara |
Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited) |
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Frank Marlowe |
Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited) |
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LeRoy Mason |
Jonesey (uncredited) |
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Harold Miller |
Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited) |
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Charles Mitchell |
Radioman (uncredited) |
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Al Murphy |
Costruction Worker (uncredited) |
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Forbes Murray |
Navy Surgeon (uncredited) |
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Jack O'Shea |
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Hugh Prosser |
Seabee (uncredited) |
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Joey Ray |
Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Jeffrey Sayre |
Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited) |
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George Sherwood |
Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited) |
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Tom Steele |
Seabee (uncredited) |
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Larry Stewart |
Seabee (uncredited) |
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Clarence Straight |
Signalman (uncredited) |
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Charles Sullivan |
Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Ben Taggart |
Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited) |
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Hal Taliaferro |
Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited) |
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Chief Thundercloud |
Indian Seabee (uncredited) |
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Charles Trowbridge |
Randolph (uncredited) |
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Billy Wayne |
Spec - Reporter (uncredited) |
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Crane Whitley |
Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited) |
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Robert J. Wilke |
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) |
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Buddy Wilkerson |
Gunner (uncredited) |
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John James |
Meteorological Officer (uncredited) |
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Walter Bacon |
Bartender (uncredited) |
Directed By
Edward Ludwig |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Æneas MacKenzie |
Screenplay |
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Borden Chase |
Screenplay |
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Borden Chase |
Story |
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Production Crew
Edited By
Richard L. Van Enger |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Adele Palmer |
Costume Design |
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Robert Littlefield |
Makeup Artist |
Sound
Howard Wilson |
Sound |
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Walter Scharf |
Music |
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T.A. Carman |
Sound |
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Visual Effects
Camera
William Bradford |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Duncan Cramer |
Art Direction |
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Otto Siegel |
Set Decoration |
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Other Crew
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