Summary
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.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+34)
Critics 100Audiences 66GoodWatch 83
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 39 more
Released
1944
January 27, 1944
82 years ago
Genres
DramaActionWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1945
- Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score1945Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
68 people
John WayneLt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Susan HaywardConstance Chesley
Dennis O'KeefeLt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
William FrawleyEddie Powers
Leonid KinskeyJohnny Novasky
J.M. KerriganSawyer Collins
Grant WithersWhanger Spreckles
Paul FixDing Jacobs
Ben WeldenYump Lumkin
William ForrestLt. Tom Kerrick
Addison RichardsCapt. Joyce- JNJay NorrisJoe Brick
Duncan RenaldoConstruction Worker at Party- AAAbdullah AbbasConstruction Worker (uncredited)
- LALee AdamsConstruction Worker (uncredited)
- JAJoel AllenCoxswain (uncredited)
Roy BarcroftSeabee Barcroft (uncredited)- RBRoy BrentConstruction Worker (uncredited)
Joe BrooksPilot (uncredited)
Charles D. BrownCapt. Squires (uncredited)- GBGeorge BruggemanSeabee (uncredited)
Wheaton ChambersNavy Observer (uncredited)- RDRoy DarmourOfficer (uncredited)
Kenne DuncanConstruction Worker (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Edward Ludwig Director
Writing · 2
- Borden Chase Story, Screenplay
- Aeneas MacKenzie Screenplay
Camera · 1
- William Bradford Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Richard L. Van Enger Editor
Sound · 3
- Walter Scharf Music
- Howard Wilson Sound
- T.A. Carman Sound
Art · 2
- Otto Siegel Set Decoration
- Duncan Cramer Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Adele Palmer Costume Design
- Robert Littlefield Makeup Artist
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