Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
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Preston Foster
as Father Donnelly
as Father Donnelly
Lloyd Nolan
as Sgt. Hook Malone
as Sgt. Hook Malone
William Bendix
as Corp. Taxi Potts
as Corp. Taxi Potts
Richard Conte
as Capt. Davis
as Capt. Davis
Anthony Quinn
as Jesus ('Soose') Alverez
as Jesus ('Soose') Alverez
Richard Jaeckel
as Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson
as Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson
Roy Roberts
as Capt. Jame Cross
as Capt. Jame Cross
Minor Watson
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
Ralph Byrd
as Ned Rowman
as Ned Rowman
Lionel Stander
as Sgt. Butch
as Sgt. Butch
Reed Hadley
as War Correspondent/ Narrator
as War Correspondent/ Narrator
John Archer
as Lt. Thurmond
as Lt. Thurmond
Eddie Acuff
as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
as Col. Morton (uncredited)
as Col. Morton (uncredited)
Martin Black
as Marine (uncredited)
as Marine (uncredited)
Marion Carl
as Marine Pilot (uncredited)
as Marine Pilot (uncredited)
Harry Carter
as Dispatch Officer (uncredited)
as Dispatch Officer (uncredited)
Tom Dawson
as Captain (uncredited)
as Captain (uncredited)
Jason Evers
as Bit Role (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Walter Fenner
as Col. Roper (uncredited)
as Col. Roper (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
as Marine Extra (uncredited)
as Marine Extra (uncredited)
Robert Ford
as Marine (uncredited)
as Marine (uncredited)
Paul Fung
as Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)
as Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)
Fred Graham
as Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)
as Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)
Louis Hart
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
George Holmes
as Marine (uncredited)
as Marine (uncredited)
Russell Hoyt
as Marine (uncredited)
as Marine (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Allen Jung
as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Charles Lang
as Marine (uncredited)
as Marine (uncredited)
Jack Luden
as Major (uncredited)
as Major (uncredited)
Miles Mander
as Weatherby (uncredited)
as Weatherby (uncredited)
David Peters
as Marine (uncredited)
as Marine (uncredited)
Bob Rose
as Sammy Kline (uncredited)
as Sammy Kline (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
as Chaplain (uncredited)
as Chaplain (uncredited)
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Lewis Seiler
Director
Director
Richard Tregaskis
Novel
Novel
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Screenplay
Jerome Cady
Adaptation
Adaptation
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Islin Auster
Producer
Producer
Bryan Foy
Producer
Producer
Charles G. Clarke
Cinematography
Cinematography
Fred Allen
Editor
Editor
James Basevi
Art Direction
Art Direction
Leland Fuller
Art Direction
Art Direction
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