The Fighting Seabees (1944)

Name: The Fighting Seabees
Genre: Drama, Action, War
Released: 1944-01-27
Duration: 100 min
Cast: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

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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Released 1944-01-27 · 100 min · Drama, Action, War

Directed by Edward Ludwig

Cast

John Wayne as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Susan Hayward as Constance Chesley
Dennis O'Keefe as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
William Frawley as Eddie Powers
Leonid Kinskey as Johnny Novasky
J.M. Kerrigan as Sawyer Collins
Grant Withers as Whanger Spreckles
Paul Fix as Ding Jacobs
Ben Welden as Yump Lumkin
William Forrest as Lt. Tom Kerrick
Addison Richards as Capt. Joyce
Jay Norris as Joe Brick
Duncan Renaldo as Construction Worker at Party
Abdullah Abbas as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Lee Adams as Construction Worker (uncredited)