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  • The Fighting Seabees (1944)
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    100 min | Drama, Romance, War
The Fighting Seabees (1944)
Approved
100 min | Drama, Romance, War

During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.
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Director
Writers
Borden Chase (screenplay) (original story) | Æneas MacKenzie (screenplay) (as Aeneas MacKenzie)
Composer
Walter Scharf (musical score)
Cinematographer
William Bradford (photography)
Editor
Richard L. Van Enger (as Richard Van Enger)
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Release date
Jan 27, 1944 (United States)

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Cast

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75 cast members
Name Known for
John Wayne
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan   See fewer
Susan Hayward
Constance Chesley Constance Chesley   See fewer
Dennis O'Keefe
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow   See fewer
William Frawley
Eddie Powers Eddie Powers   See fewer
Leonid Kinskey
Johnny Novasky Johnny Novasky   See fewer
J.M. Kerrigan
Sawyer Collins Sawyer Collins   See fewer
Grant Withers
Whanger Spreckles Whanger Spreckles   See fewer
Paul Fix
Ding Jacobs Ding Jacobs   See fewer
Ben Welden
Yump Lumkin Yump Lumkin   See fewer
William Forrest
Lt. Tom Kerrick Lt. Tom Kerrick   See fewer
Addison Richards
Capt. Joyce Capt. Joyce   See fewer
Jay Norris
Joe Brick Joe Brick   See fewer
Duncan Renaldo
Construction Worker at Party Construction Worker at Party   See fewer
Abdullah Abbas
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Adams
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Joel Allen
Coxswain (uncredited) Coxswain (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Bacon
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Barcroft
Seabee Barcroft (uncredited) Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Brent
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Brooks
Pilot (uncredited) Pilot (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles D. Brown
Capt. Squires (uncredited) Capt. Squires (uncredited)   See fewer
George Bruggeman
Seabee (uncredited) Seabee (uncredited)   See fewer
Wheaton Chambers
Navy Observer (uncredited) Navy Observer (uncredited)   See fewer
Roy Darmour
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenne Duncan
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Fenwick
Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited) Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
George Ford
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry Frost
Orderly (uncredited) Orderly (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Gary
French Construction Worker (uncredited) French Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Geary
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Rudy Germane
Passenger (uncredited) Passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Golm
Van Pelt (uncredited) Van Pelt (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited) Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hall
Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited) Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited)   See fewer
William Hall
Swede (uncredited) Swede (uncredited)   See fewer
Alex Havier
Japanese Soldier (uncredited) Japanese Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Heyes
Capt. Millard (uncredited) Capt. Millard (uncredited)   See fewer
Reed Howes
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
John James
Meteorological Officer (uncredited) Meteorological Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Katcher
Japanese Soldier (uncredited) Japanese Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Nora Lane
Kitty - Secretary (uncredited) Kitty - Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
James B. Leong
Japanese Officer (uncredited) Japanese Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jung Lim
Japanese Officer (uncredited) Japanese Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Beverly Lloyd
Chorine (uncredited) Chorine (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom London
Johnson (uncredited) Johnson (uncredited)   See fewer
Clarence Lung
Japanese Officer (uncredited) Japanese Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Magrill
Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Adele Mara
Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited) Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Marlowe
Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited) Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)   See fewer
LeRoy Mason
Jonesey (uncredited) Jonesey (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Meakin
Club Patron (uncredited) Club Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Miller
Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited) Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Mitchell
Radioman (uncredited) Radioman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Extra at Dock (uncredited) Extra at Dock (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Murphy
Costruction Worker (uncredited) Costruction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Forbes Murray
Navy Surgeon (uncredited) Navy Surgeon (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack O'Shea
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Parry
Lt. Cmdr. Stuart (uncredited) Lt. Cmdr. Stuart (uncredited)   See fewer
Hugh Prosser
Seabee (uncredited) Seabee (uncredited)   See fewer
Joey Ray
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Ring
Dance Extra (uncredited) Dance Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited) Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited)   See fewer
George Sherwood
Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited) Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Steele
Seabee (uncredited) Seabee (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Stewart
Seabee (uncredited) Seabee (uncredited)   See fewer
Clarence Straight
Signalman (uncredited) Signalman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sullivan
Construction Worker (uncredited) Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Taggart
Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited) Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal Taliaferro
Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited) Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief Thundercloud
Indian Seabee (uncredited) Indian Seabee (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Trowbridge
Randolph (uncredited) Randolph (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Wayne
Spec - Reporter (uncredited) Spec - Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Crane Whitley
Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited) Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert J. Wilke
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited) Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
Buddy Wilkerson
Gunner (uncredited) Gunner (uncredited)   See fewer
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