Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
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Burgess Meredith
as Ernie Pyle
as Ernie Pyle
Robert Mitchum
as Bill Walker
as Bill Walker
Freddie Steele
as Sgt. Steve Warnicki
as Sgt. Steve Warnicki
Wally Cassell
as Pvt. Dondaro
as Pvt. Dondaro
Jimmy Lloyd
as Pvt. Spencer
as Pvt. Spencer
John R. Reilly
as Pvt. Robert 'Wingless' Murphy
as Pvt. Robert 'Wingless' Murphy
William Murphy
as Private Mew
as Private Mew
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
as Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy (uncredited)
as Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy (uncredited)
William Benedict
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Bob Hope
as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
Yolanda Lacca
as Amelia, Italian Girl (uncredited)
as Amelia, Italian Girl (uncredited)
Tito Renaldo
as Lopez
as Lopez
William Self
as "Gawky" Henderson
as "Gawky" Henderson
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William A. Wellman
Director
Director
Leopold Atlas
Screenplay
Screenplay
Guy Endore
Screenplay
Screenplay
Philip Stevenson
Screenplay
Screenplay
Archie Stout
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Otho Lovering
Supervising Film Editor
Supervising Film Editor
Louis Applebaum
Music Director
Music Director
Frank McWhorter
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Joseph I. Kane
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Edward Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jack Noyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Harry Redmond Jr.
Special Effects
Special Effects
Ray Heinz
Production Manager
Production Manager
William McGarry
Production Manager
Production Manager
Harvey Dwight
Location Manager
Location Manager
Lester Cowan
Producer
Producer
David S. Hall
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Russell Metty
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Albrecht Joseph
Editor
Editor
David S. Hall
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
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