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The Fighting Seabees. The Fighting Seabees is a 1944 American war film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. [ 4] The Fighting Seabees portrays a heavily fictionalized account of the dilemma that led to ...
A 1944 war film starring John Wayne as a commander of the U.S. Navy's Construction Battalions (Seabees) in the Pacific. The film features romance, action, and propaganda, and was nominated for an Oscar.
- (4K)
- Drama, Romance, War
- Edward Ludwig
- 1944-07-10
Title: The Fighting Seabees Summary: During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack. Directed by: Edward Ludwig Actors: John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O Production Company: Republic Pictures (I) Release Date: 10 July 1944 (UK) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
- 95 min
- 12.5K
A war action film starring John Wayne as a construction worker who leads his team to fight the enemy in the Pacific. Learn more about the plot, cast, crew, awards and reviews of this Republic Pictures production.
- Edward Ludwig, Phil Ford, Howard Lydecker
- John Wayne
Synopsis. 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.
- Edward Ludwig
- 100 min
- 15
The Fighting Seabees. A morale-boosting tribute to the US Navy's Construction Battalions who followed behind the troops invading Pacific islands held by the Japanese to build runways, roads and ...
- (6)
- War
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A World War II film about the U.S. Navy's construction battalions that also fight the Japanese. Learn more about the plot, cast, trivia, and release of this classic movie.
