The Fighting Seabees
"The thrilling story of America's supermen!"
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$1.5M
$1,500,000
Languages
English
Studio
Republic Pictures
Key Crew
Borden Chase
Story
Edward Ludwig
Director
Borden Chase
Screenplay
Cast
John Wayne
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Susan Hayward
Constance Chesley
Dennis O'Keefe
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
William Frawley
Eddie Powers
Leonid Kinskey
Johnny Novasky
J.M. Kerrigan
Sawyer Collins
Grant Withers
Whanger Spreckles
Paul Fix
Ding Jacobs
Ben Welden
Yump Lumkin
William Forrest
Lt. Tom Kerrick
Addison Richards
Capt. Joyce
Jay Norris
Joe Brick
Duncan Renaldo
Construction Worker at Party
Abdullah Abbas
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Lee Adams
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Joel Allen
Coxswain (uncredited)
Roy Barcroft
Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Roy Brent
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
Pilot (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
Capt. Squires (uncredited)
