Destroyer

Destroyer (1943)

You'll Always Remember . . . And Never Forget . . . Destroyer

  • Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
  • Release Date: 1943-08-19
  • User Rating: 6.6/10 from 15 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 39min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Columbia Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: William A. Seiter
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Summary

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.

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  • Edward G. Robinson

    as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski

  • Glenn Ford

    as Mickey Donohue

  • Edgar Buchanan

    as Kansas Jackson

  • Marguerite Chapman

    as Mary Boleslavski

  • Regis Toomey

    as Lt. Cmdr. Clark

  • Warren Ashe

    as Lt. Bert Marton

  • Leo Gorcey

    as Seaman Sarecky

  • Edward Brophy

    as Engineer Casey

  • Eddy Waller

    as Marty, a riveter

  • Roger Clark

    as Chief Engineer

  • Curt Bois

    as Swab with large nose

  • Kenneth MacDonald

    as Admiral (Clark's CO)

  • Charles D. Brown

    as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

  • Cliff Clark

    as Commandant

  • Richard Loo

    as Japanese Submarine Commander

  • Benson Fong

    as Japanese Sonar Man

  • Lloyd Bridges

    as 2nd Fireman (uncredited)

  • Tris Coffin

    as Doctor #1 (uncredited)

  • Bud Geary

    as 2nd Ship Fitter (uncredited)

  • Eddie Hall

    as Austin (uncredited)

  • Charles McGraw

    as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

  • Milburn Stone

    as Radioman (uncredited)

  • Dennis Moore

    as Communications Officer (uncredited)

  • Larry Parks

    as Ens. Johnson (uncredited)

  • Shirley Patterson

    as Bigbee's Girl (uncredited)

  • Gene Rizzi

    as Survivor (uncredited)

  • Frank Beckford

    as Yeoman

  • Dean Benton

    as Moore

  • Lynton Brent

    as Doctor

  • Roy Brent

    as Sailor

  • Stanley Brown

    as Marine / Fireman

  • George Bruggeman

    as Cook

  • Alma Carroll

    as Sailor's Girl Friend

  • Eddy Chandler

    as Chief Gunner's Mate

  • Edmund Cobb

    as 1st Workman

  • Eddie Coke

    as Storekeeper

  • Eleanor Counts

    as Sarecky's Girl

  • Roy Darmour

    as Pharmacist's Mate

  • Eddie Dew

    as Survivor

  • Lester Dorr

    as 1st Ship Fitter

  • John Estes

    as Helmsman

  • Jerry Franks Jr.

    as Pharmacist's Mate / Bridge Talker

  • Jack Gardner

    as Sailor

  • Lloyd Hanson

    as Collins

  • Al Hill

    as Knife-Eating Sailor

  • David Holt

    as Sobbing Sailor

  • Bobby Jordan

    as Sobbing Sailor

  • David S. Horsley

    as Thomas

  • Mauritz Hugo

    as Survivor

  • Stephen Keyes

    as Seaman Guard

  • George Magrill

    as Marine

  • Don McGill

    as Survivor

  • Robert McKenzie

    as Justice of the Peace

  • David McKim

    as Signalman

  • Frank Melton

    as Doctor

  • John Merton

    as Chief Quartermaster

  • Gertrude Messinger

    as Girl

  • Bob Milton

    as J.V. Talker

  • Pat O'Malley

    as Postman

  • Paul Perry

    as Doctor

  • Don Peters

    as Helmsman

  • Neil Reagan

    as Lt. J.C. Randolph

  • Mickey Rentschler

    as J.V. Talker

  • Addison Richards

    as Ship Building Foreman

  • Ronald R. Rondell

    as Survivor

  • Clark Ross

    as Pharmacist's Mate

  • Virginia Sale

    as Kansas' Dance Partner

  • Charles Sherlock

    as Chief Machinist's Mate

  • George Sherwood

    as Workman

  • Mel Shubert

    as James

  • John Tyrrell

    as Marine

  • Dale Van Sickel

    as Sailor

  • Dorothy Vernon

    as Justice of the Peace's Wife

  • Pierre Watkin

    as Admiral

  • Frank Wayne

    as Pharmacist's Mate

  • Craig Woods

    as Bigbee

  • Billy Young

    as Storekeeper
Directing William A. Seiter Director
Writing Frank Wead Story
Writing Frank Wead Screenplay
Writing Lewis Meltzer Screenplay
Writing Borden Chase Screenplay
Directing Milton Carter Assistant Director
Art Cary Odell Assistant Art Director
Art Frank Tuttle Interior Designer
Sound Morris Stoloff Music Director
Sound Anthony Collins Original Music Composer
Production Louis F. Edelman Producer
Camera Franz Planer Director of Photography
Editing Gene Havlick Editor
Art Lionel Banks Art Direction

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