Film

The Fighting Seabees

1944 · 1h 40m · Drama · Action · War

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

IMDb

6.4

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

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.

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

Jay Norris

Joe Brick

Duncan Renaldo

Construction Worker at Party

Abdullah Abbas

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Lee Adams

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Joel Allen

Coxswain (uncredited)

• Edward LudwigDirector
• Borden ChaseScreenplay · Story
• Æneas MacKenzieScreenplay
• William BradfordDirector of Photography
• Richard L. Van EngerEditor

Release date

January 27, 1944

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

NR

Budget

$1,500,000

Genres

Drama, Action, War

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