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6.3 / 10 IMDb January 27, 1944 1h 40m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 40m
Release Date
January 27, 1944
Genre
Drama, Action, War
Status
Released
Budget
$1,500,000
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
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
J.M. Kerrigan
as Sawyer Collins
Grant Withers
as Whanger Spreckles
Paul Fix
as Ding Jacobs
Ben Welden
as Yump Lumkin
William Forrest
as Lt. Tom Kerrick
Addison Richards
as Capt. Joyce
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Jay Norris
as Joe Brick
Duncan Renaldo
as Construction Worker at Party
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Abdullah Abbas
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Lee Adams
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Joel Allen
as Coxswain (uncredited)
Roy Barcroft
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
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Roy Brent
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Joe Brooks
as Pilot (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
as Capt. Squires (uncredited)
Production Companies
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