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Tarawa Beachhead is a 1958 war film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Columbia Pictures contract star Kerwin Mathews in his first leading role and the husband and wife team of Ray Danton and Julie Adams. The working title of the film was Flag over Tarawa and was originally to have starred Ronald Reagan.
Tarawa Beachhead: Directed by Paul Wendkos. With Kerwin Mathews, Julie Adams, Ray Danton, Karen Sharpe. A Marine sergeant falls in love with the widow of a comrade shot in combat by their lieutenant.
A Marine sergeant (Kerwin Mathews) witnesses an officer (Ray Danton). kill one of their men at Guadalcanal to cover his own incompetence, and fears he won't ...
Tarawa Beachhead (1958) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Brief Synopsis. (War '58,BW). Kerwin Matthews, Julie Adams, Ray Danton, Karen Sharpe, Onslow Stevens, Russell Thorsen. Sergeant Tom Sloan (Kerwin Matthews) witnesses his commanding officer (Ray Danton) kill one of his own men but hestitates to inform his superiors.
Tarawa Beachhead. A Marine sergeant (Kerwin Mathews) falls in love with the widow (Julie Adams) of a comrade shot in combat by their lieutenant (Ray Danton).
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Director. Richard Alan Simmons. Screenplay. A soldier is expected to never question the actions of his commanding officer, but when a Marine sees his CO breaking the law, he finds himself facing a difficult dilemma in this provocative war drama.
Nov 16, 2021 · A marine sergeant witnesses a captain kill one of their men at Guadalcanal to cover his own incompetence, and fears he won't be believed because of rank, so...
Synopsis by Sandra Brennan. A soldier is expected to never question the actions of his commanding officer, but when a Marine sees his CO breaking the law, he finds himself facing a difficult dilemma in this provocative war drama. The trouble begins when the officer kills another soldier during a battle.
"Battle of the Coral Sea" director Paul Wenkos' World War II epic "Tarawa Beachhead" qualifies as a grim, War-Is-Hell, combat movie about the U.S. Marines in the South Pacific. Kerwin Mathews and Ray Danton portray jarhead officers who clash because the latter is an ambitious but reckless glory hound while the former is a down-to-earth guy.
