

Destroyer
You'll Always Remember . . . And Never Forget . . . Destroyer
Genres
Overview
Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief bosuns mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a disparate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
99 min
Release Date
1943-08-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
15
Vote Average
6.6
Edward G. Robinson
Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Glenn Ford
Mickey Donohue
Edgar Buchanan
Kansas Jackson
Marguerite Chapman
Mary Boleslavski
Regis Toomey
Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Warren Ashe
Lt. Bert Marton
Leo Gorcey
Seaman Sarecky
Edward Brophy
Engineer Casey
Eddy Waller
Marty, a riveter
Roger Clark
Chief Engineer
Curt Bois
Swab with large nose
Kenneth MacDonald
Admiral (Clark's CO)
Charles D. Brown
Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
Cliff Clark
Commandant
Richard Loo
Japanese Submarine Commander
Benson Fong
Japanese Sonar Man
Lloyd Bridges
2nd Fireman (uncredited)
Tristram Coffin
Doctor #1 (uncredited)
Bud Geary
2nd Ship Fitter (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Austin (uncredited)
Charles McGraw
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Radioman (uncredited)
Dennis Moore
Communications Officer (uncredited)
Larry Parks
Ens. Johnson (uncredited)
Shirley Patterson
Bigbee's Girl (uncredited)
Gene Rizzi
Survivor (uncredited)
Frank Beckford
Yeoman
Dean Benton
Moore
Lynton Brent
Doctor
Roy Brent
Sailor
Stanley Brown
Marine / Fireman
George Bruggeman
Cook
Alma Carroll
Sailor's Girl Friend
Eddy Chandler
Chief Gunner's Mate
Edmund Cobb
1st Workman
Eddie Coke
Storekeeper
Eleanor Counts
Sarecky's Girl
Roy Darmour
Pharmacist's Mate
Eddie Dew
Survivor
Lester Dorr
1st Ship Fitter
John Estes
Helmsman
Jerry Franks Jr.
Pharmacist's Mate / Bridge Talker
Jack Gardner
Sailor
Lloyd Hanson
Collins
Al Hill
Knife-Eating Sailor
David Holt
Sobbing Sailor
Bobby Jordan
Sobbing Sailor
David S. Horsley
Thomas
Mauritz Hugo
Survivor
Stephen Keyes
Seaman Guard
George Magrill
Marine
Don McGill
Survivor
Robert McKenzie
Justice of the Peace
David McKim
Signalman
Frank Melton
Doctor
John Merton
Chief Quartermaster
Gertrude Messinger
Girl
Bob Milton
J.V. Talker
Pat O'Malley
Postman
Paul Perry
Doctor
Don Peters
Helmsman
Neil Reagan
Lt. J.C. Randolph
Mickey Rentschler
J.V. Talker
Addison Richards
Ship Building Foreman
Ronald R. Rondell
Survivor
Clark Ross
Pharmacist's Mate
Virginia Sale
Kansas' Dance Partner
Charles Sherlock
Chief Machinist's Mate
George Sherwood
Workman
Mel Shubert
James
John Tyrrell
Marine
Dale Van Sickel
Sailor
Dorothy Vernon
Justice of the Peace's Wife
Pierre Watkin
Admiral
Frank Wayne
Pharmacist's Mate
Craig Woods
Bigbee
Billy Young
Storekeeper
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