The Fighting Seabees (1944)

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

Movie · Drama, Action, War · 1h 40m · Rated 6.2/10 on TMDB · Released January 27, 1944

Overview

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.

Directed by Edward Ludwig

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
• Jay Norris as Joe Brick

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