The Fighting Seabees (1944)

Name: The Fighting Seabees
Genre: Drama, Action, War
Released: 1944
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.2

★ 6.2· 100 min· Drama, Action, War

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.

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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

John Wayne — Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

Marion Mitchell Morrison (born Marion Robert Morrison) (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke, was an American actor and filmmaker. An Academy Award-winner for True Grit (1969), Wayne was among the top box office draws for three decades.

Susan Hayward — Constance Chesley

Susan Hayward (June 30, 1917 – March 14, 1975) was an American actress.

Dennis O'Keefe — Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

Dennis O'Keefe (March 29, 1908 – August 31, 1968) was an American actor. He was the son of Irish vaudevillians working in the United States. As a small child he joined his parents' act and later wrote skits for the stage.