The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees
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1944
1h 40m
6.2(50 votes)
Drama
Action
War

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.

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Republic Pictures

Cast & Crew

68 members
Acting

John Wayne

Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

John Wayne
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Susan Hayward

Constance Chesley

Susan Hayward
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Dennis O'Keefe

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

Dennis O'Keefe
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William Frawley

Eddie Powers

William Frawley
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Leonid Kinskey

Johnny Novasky

Leonid Kinskey
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J.M. Kerrigan

Sawyer Collins

J.M. Kerrigan
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Grant Withers

Whanger Spreckles

Grant Withers
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Paul Fix

Ding Jacobs

Paul Fix
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Ben Welden

Yump Lumkin

Ben Welden
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William Forrest

Lt. Tom Kerrick

William Forrest
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Addison Richards

Capt. Joyce

Addison Richards
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Jay Norris

Joe Brick

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Duncan Renaldo

Construction Worker at Party

Duncan Renaldo
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Abdullah Abbas

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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Writing

Lee Adams

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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Acting

Joel Allen

Coxswain (uncredited)

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Roy Barcroft

Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)

Roy Barcroft
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Roy Brent

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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Joe Brooks

Pilot (uncredited)

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Charles D. Brown

Capt. Squires (uncredited)

Charles D. Brown
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George Bruggeman

Seabee (uncredited)

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Wheaton Chambers

Navy Observer (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers
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Roy Darmour

Officer (uncredited)

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Kenne Duncan

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Kenne Duncan
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Jean Fenwick

Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited)

Jean Fenwick
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Terry Frost

Orderly (uncredited)

Terry Frost
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Gene Gary

French Construction Worker (uncredited)

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Bud Geary

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Bud Geary
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Ernest Golm

Van Pelt (uncredited)

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Kit Guard

Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited)

Kit Guard
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Eddie Hall

Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited)

Eddie Hall
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William Hall

Swede (uncredited)

William Hall
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Alex Havier

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Alex Havier
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Herbert Heyes

Capt. Millard (uncredited)

Herbert Heyes
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Reed Howes

Reporter (uncredited)

Reed Howes
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Robert Katcher

Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

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Nora Lane

Kitty - Secretary (uncredited)

Nora Lane
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James B. Leong

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

James B. Leong
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Jung Lim

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

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Beverly Lloyd

Chorine (uncredited)

Beverly Lloyd
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Tom London

Johnson (uncredited)

Tom London
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Clarence Lung

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Clarence Lung
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Adele Mara

Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)

Adele Mara
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Frank Marlowe

Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)

Frank Marlowe
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LeRoy Mason

Jonesey (uncredited)

LeRoy Mason
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Harold Miller

Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited)

Harold Miller
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Charles Mitchell

Radioman (uncredited)

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Al Murphy

Costruction Worker (uncredited)

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Forbes Murray

Navy Surgeon (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
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Jack O'Shea

Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

Jack O'Shea
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Hugh Prosser

Seabee (uncredited)

Hugh Prosser
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Joey Ray

Construction Worker (uncredited)

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Jeffrey Sayre

Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre
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George Sherwood

Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited)

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Tom Steele

Seabee (uncredited)

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Directing

Larry Stewart

Seabee (uncredited)

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Clarence Straight

Signalman (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

Construction Worker (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan
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Ben Taggart

Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)

Ben Taggart
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Hal Taliaferro

Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited)

Hal Taliaferro
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Chief Thundercloud

Indian Seabee (uncredited)

Chief Thundercloud
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Charles Trowbridge

Randolph (uncredited)

Charles Trowbridge
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Billy Wayne

Spec - Reporter (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
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Crane Whitley

Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited)

Crane Whitley
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Robert J. Wilke

Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)

Robert J. Wilke
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Buddy Wilkerson

Gunner (uncredited)

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John James

Meteorological Officer (uncredited)

John James
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Walter Bacon

Bartender (uncredited)

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