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The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

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DramaActionWar

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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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Budget

$1500000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

27 January 1944

Country

United States of America

Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Constance Chesley

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

William Frawley

William Frawley

Eddie Powers

Leonid Kinskey

Leonid Kinskey

Johnny Novasky

J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan

Sawyer Collins

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Whanger Spreckles

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Ding Jacobs

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Yump Lumkin

William Forrest

William Forrest

Lt. Tom Kerrick

Addison Richards

Addison Richards

Capt. Joyce

Jay Norris

Jay Norris

Joe Brick

Duncan Renaldo

Duncan Renaldo

Construction Worker at Party

Abdullah Abbas

Abdullah Abbas

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Lee Adams

Lee Adams

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Joel Allen

Joel Allen

Coxswain (uncredited)

Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)

Roy Brent

Roy Brent

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Joe Brooks

Joe Brooks

Pilot (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown

Charles D. Brown

Capt. Squires (uncredited)

George Bruggeman

George Bruggeman

Seabee (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

Wheaton Chambers

Navy Observer (uncredited)

Roy Darmour

Roy Darmour

Officer (uncredited)

Kenne Duncan

Kenne Duncan

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick

Jean Fenwick

Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited)

Terry Frost

Terry Frost

Orderly (uncredited)

Gene Gary

Gene Gary

French Construction Worker (uncredited)

Bud Geary

Bud Geary

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Ernest Golm

Ernest Golm

Van Pelt (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Kit Guard

Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Eddie Hall

Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited)

William Hall

William Hall

Swede (uncredited)

Alex Havier

Alex Havier

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes

Herbert Heyes

Capt. Millard (uncredited)

Reed Howes

Reed Howes

Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Katcher

Robert Katcher

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Nora Lane

Nora Lane

Kitty - Secretary (uncredited)

James B. Leong

James B. Leong

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Jung Lim

Jung Lim

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Beverly Lloyd

Beverly Lloyd

Chorine (uncredited)

Tom London

Tom London

Johnson (uncredited)

Clarence Lung

Clarence Lung

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Adele Mara

Adele Mara

Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe

Frank Marlowe

Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)

LeRoy Mason

LeRoy Mason

Jonesey (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited)

Charles Mitchell

Charles Mitchell

Radioman (uncredited)

Al Murphy

Al Murphy

Costruction Worker (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Navy Surgeon (uncredited)

Jack O'Shea

Jack O'Shea

Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

Hugh Prosser

Hugh Prosser

Seabee (uncredited)

Joey Ray

Joey Ray

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited)

George Sherwood

George Sherwood

Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited)

Tom Steele

Tom Steele

Seabee (uncredited)

Larry Stewart

Larry Stewart

Seabee (uncredited)

Clarence Straight

Clarence Straight

Signalman (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Charles Sullivan

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)

Hal Taliaferro

Hal Taliaferro

Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited)

Chief Thundercloud

Chief Thundercloud

Indian Seabee (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge

Charles Trowbridge

Randolph (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Spec - Reporter (uncredited)

Crane Whitley

Crane Whitley

Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

Buddy Wilkerson

Buddy Wilkerson

Gunner (uncredited)

John James

John James

Meteorological Officer (uncredited)

Walter Bacon

Walter Bacon

Bartender (uncredited)

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