The Fighting Seabees

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

Duration: 100 min
Release date: 1944-01-27
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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.

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The Fighting Seabees

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John Wayne
John Wayne
as Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward
as Constance Chesley
Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe
as Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
William Frawley
William Frawley
as Eddie Powers
Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey
as Johnny Novasky
J.M. Kerrigan
J.M. Kerrigan
as Sawyer Collins
Grant Withers
Grant Withers
as Whanger Spreckles
Paul Fix
Paul Fix
as Ding Jacobs
Ben Welden
Ben Welden
as Yump Lumkin
William Forrest
William Forrest
as Lt. Tom Kerrick
Addison Richards
Addison Richards
as Capt. Joyce
Jay Norris
Jay Norris
as Joe Brick
Duncan Renaldo
Duncan Renaldo
as Construction Worker at Party
Abdullah Abbas
Abdullah Abbas
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Lee Adams
Lee Adams
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Joel Allen
Joel Allen
as Coxswain (uncredited)
Roy Barcroft
Roy Barcroft
as Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Roy Brent
Roy Brent
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
Joe Brooks
as Pilot (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
Charles D. Brown
as Capt. Squires (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
George Bruggeman
as Seabee (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Wheaton Chambers
as Navy Observer (uncredited)
Roy Darmour
Roy Darmour
as Officer (uncredited)
Kenne Duncan
Kenne Duncan
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick
Jean Fenwick
as Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited)
Terry Frost
Terry Frost
as Orderly (uncredited)
Gene Gary
Gene Gary
as French Construction Worker (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Bud Geary
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Ernest Golm
Ernest Golm
as Van Pelt (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Kit Guard
as Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
Eddie Hall
as Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited)
William Hall
William Hall
as Swede (uncredited)
Alex Havier
Alex Havier
as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes
Herbert Heyes
as Capt. Millard (uncredited)
Reed Howes
Reed Howes
as Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Katcher
Robert Katcher
as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Nora Lane
Nora Lane
as Kitty - Secretary (uncredited)
James B. Leong
James B. Leong
as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Jung Lim
Jung Lim
as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Beverly Lloyd
Beverly Lloyd
as Chorine (uncredited)
Tom London
Tom London
as Johnson (uncredited)
Clarence Lung
Clarence Lung
as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Adele Mara
Adele Mara
as Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Frank Marlowe
as Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)
LeRoy Mason
LeRoy Mason
as Jonesey (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Harold Miller
as Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited)
Charles Mitchell
Charles Mitchell
as Radioman (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Al Murphy
as Costruction Worker (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Forbes Murray
as Navy Surgeon (uncredited)
Jack O'Shea
Jack O'Shea
as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser
Hugh Prosser
as Seabee (uncredited)
Joey Ray
Joey Ray
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeffrey Sayre
as Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited)
George Sherwood
George Sherwood
as Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited)
Tom Steele
Tom Steele
as Seabee (uncredited)
Larry Stewart
Larry Stewart
as Seabee (uncredited)
Clarence Straight
Clarence Straight
as Signalman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Charles Sullivan
as Construction Worker (uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Ben Taggart
as Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)
Hal Taliaferro
Hal Taliaferro
as Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited)
Chief Thundercloud
Chief Thundercloud
as Indian Seabee (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge
Charles Trowbridge
as Randolph (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
as Spec - Reporter (uncredited)
Crane Whitley
Crane Whitley
as Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited)
Robert J. Wilke
Robert J. Wilke
as Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Buddy Wilkerson
Buddy Wilkerson
as Gunner (uncredited)
John James
John James
as Meteorological Officer (uncredited)
Walter Bacon
Walter Bacon
as Bartender (uncredited)
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