The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees (1944)

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

  • Genre: Drama, Action, War
  • Release Date: 1944-01-27
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 46 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Republic Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Edward Ludwig
star 6.2/10
From 46 Ratings

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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  • 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
  • Duncan Renaldo

    as Construction Worker at Party
  • Abdullah Abbas

    as Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Lee Adams

    as Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Joel Allen

    as Coxswain (uncredited)
  • Roy Barcroft

    as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
  • Roy Brent

    as Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Joe Brooks

    as Pilot (uncredited)
  • Charles D. Brown

    as Capt. Squires (uncredited)
  • George Bruggeman

    as Seabee (uncredited)
  • Wheaton Chambers

    as Navy Observer (uncredited)
  • Roy Darmour

    as Officer (uncredited)
  • Kenne Duncan

    as Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Jean Fenwick

    as Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Terry Frost

    as Orderly (uncredited)
  • Gene Gary

    as French Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Bud Geary

    as Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Ernest Golm

    as Van Pelt (uncredited)
  • Kit Guard

    as Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited)
  • Eddie Hall

    as Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited)
  • William Hall

    as Swede (uncredited)
  • Alex Havier

    as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
  • Herbert Heyes

    as Capt. Millard (uncredited)
  • Reed Howes

    as Reporter (uncredited)
  • Robert Katcher

    as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
  • Nora Lane

    as Kitty - Secretary (uncredited)
  • James B. Leong

    as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
  • Jung Lim

    as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
  • Beverly Lloyd

    as Chorine (uncredited)
  • Tom London

    as Johnson (uncredited)
  • Clarence Lung

    as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
  • Adele Mara

    as Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)
  • Frank Marlowe

    as Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)
  • LeRoy Mason

    as Jonesey (uncredited)
  • Harold Miller

    as Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited)
  • Charles Mitchell

    as Radioman (uncredited)
  • Al Murphy

    as Costruction Worker (uncredited)
  • Forbes Murray

    as Navy Surgeon (uncredited)
  • Jack O'Shea

    as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Hugh Prosser

    as Seabee (uncredited)
  • Joey Ray

    as Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Jeffrey Sayre

    as Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited)
  • George Sherwood

    as Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited)
  • Tom Steele

    as Seabee (uncredited)
  • Larry Stewart

    as Seabee (uncredited)
  • Clarence Straight

    as Signalman (uncredited)
  • Charles Sullivan

    as Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Ben Taggart

    as Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)
  • Hal Taliaferro

    as Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited)
  • Chief Thundercloud

    as Indian Seabee (uncredited)
  • Charles Trowbridge

    as Randolph (uncredited)
  • Billy Wayne

    as Spec - Reporter (uncredited)
  • Crane Whitley

    as Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited)
  • Robert J. Wilke

    as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
  • Buddy Wilkerson

    as Gunner (uncredited)
  • John James

    as Meteorological Officer (uncredited)
  • Walter Bacon

    as Bartender (uncredited)
Writing Æneas MacKenzie Screenplay
Writing Borden Chase Screenplay
Directing Edward Ludwig Director
Writing Borden Chase Story
Editing Richard L. Van Enger Editor
Costume & Make-Up Adele Palmer Costume Design
Camera William Bradford Director of Photography
Art Duncan Cramer Art Direction
Sound Howard Wilson Sound
Art Otto Siegel Set Decoration
Sound Walter Scharf Music
Sound T.A. Carman Sound
Costume & Make-Up Robert Littlefield Makeup Artist

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