Movie: The Fighting Seabees

Top 10 Billed Cast

John Wayne
John Wayne

Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

Susan Hayward
Susan Hayward

Constance Chesley

Dennis O'Keefe
Dennis O'Keefe

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

William Frawley
William Frawley

Eddie Powers

Leonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey

Johnny Novasky

J.M. Kerrigan
J.M. Kerrigan

Sawyer Collins

Grant Withers
Grant Withers

Whanger Spreckles

Paul Fix
Paul Fix

Ding Jacobs

Ben Welden
Ben Welden

Yump Lumkin

William Forrest
William Forrest

Lt. Tom Kerrick

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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.

  • Release Date

    1944-01-27

  • Average

    6.2

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
  • Tagline

    The thrilling story of America's supermen!

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  • Languages:

    English
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