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The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees
★ 6.2/10•1944•1h 40m•NR•Drama•Action•War

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

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.

Aeneas MacKenzie · Screenplay

Borden Chase · Screenplay

Edward Ludwig · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 27, 1944
Budget$1,500,000

Actors

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

Joe Brick

Duncan Renaldo

Duncan Renaldo

Construction Worker at Party

Abdullah Abbas

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Lee Adams

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Joel Allen

Coxswain (uncredited)

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