The Fighting Seabees

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

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1944 · 100 min · NR · Drama · Action · War · TMDB 6.2/10

Overview

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.

Directed by Edward Ludwig

Cast

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