The Fighting Seabees (1944)

100 min · War Film, action film, drama film, war film

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Directors

Edward Ludwig

Cast

John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey

The story

"Wedge" Donovan is a tough construction boss, building airstrips in the Pacific for the US Navy during World War II. He clashes with his liaison officer, Lieutenant Commander Robert Yarrow, over the fact that his men are not allowed to arm themselves against the Japanese. When the enemy lands in force on the island, Donovan's men want to help fight.

Catalogue themes and tags

US Navy, World War 2, Adventure, Black-and-white, Action/Adventure, War film, Action, Combat Films

Genres

War Film, action film, drama film, war film

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