The Fighting Seabees
1944 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 6.3
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.
Also known as The Fighting CBs
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Details
- Years
- 1944
- Release date
- 1944-01-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (53 votes)
Themes
- world war ii
- u.s. navy
- pacific island
- construction worker
- seabees
- battalion
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score · 1945 · nominated
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Edward Ludwig