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5.9 / 10 IMDb August 11, 1942 1h 27m
In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Director
Runtime
1h 27m
Release Date
August 11, 1942
Genre
War, Action, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese, English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Brian Donlevy
as Maj. Geoffrey Caton
Macdonald Carey
as Lt. Bruce Cameron
Robert Preston
as Pvt. Joe Doyle
William Bendix
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Albert Dekker
as Shad McClosky
Walter Abel
as Cmdr. Roberts
Mikhail Rasumny
as Ivan Probenzky
Rod Cameron
as Capt. Pete Lewis
Bill Goodwin
as Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
Damian O'Flynn
as Capt. Bill Patrick
Frank Albertson
as Johnny Rudd
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Joyce Arleen
as Cynthia Caton (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
as Captain (uncredited)
Barbara Britton
as Sally Cameron (uncredited)
Hillary Brooke
as Girl at the Inn (uncredited)
James Brown
as Wounded Marine (uncredited)
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Robert Carson
as Marine (uncredited)
Don Castle
as Pvt. Cunkle (uncredited)
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Luke Chan
as Japanese Admiral (uncredited)
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Spencer Chan
as Japanese Captain (uncredited)
Production Companies
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