The Fighting Seabees
50 reviews
Drama/Action
1h 40m
1944
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...
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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.
- DirectorEdward Ludwig
- Release27 January 1944
- Genre
- Duration1h 40m
- Budget$1,500,000
- Revenue?
- Rate50 reviews
- Productions
Republic Pictures
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

Duncan Renaldo
Construction Worker at Party

Roy Barcroft
Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown
Capt. Squires (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers
Navy Observer (uncredited)

Kenne Duncan
Construction Worker (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick
Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited)

Terry Frost
Orderly (uncredited)

Bud Geary
Construction Worker (uncredited)

Kit Guard
Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited)

Eddie Hall
Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited)

William Hall
Swede (uncredited)

Alex Havier
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes
Capt. Millard (uncredited)

Reed Howes
Reporter (uncredited)

Nora Lane
Kitty - Secretary (uncredited)

James B. Leong
Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Beverly Lloyd
Chorine (uncredited)

Tom London
Johnson (uncredited)

Clarence Lung
Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Adele Mara
Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe
Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)

LeRoy Mason
Jonesey (uncredited)

Harold Miller
Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Navy Surgeon (uncredited)

Jack O'Shea
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

Hugh Prosser
Seabee (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
Construction Worker (uncredited)

Ben Taggart
Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)

Hal Taliaferro
Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited)

Chief Thundercloud
Indian Seabee (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge
Randolph (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
Spec - Reporter (uncredited)

Crane Whitley
Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited)

Robert J. Wilke
Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

John James
Meteorological Officer (uncredited)
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