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The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

19446.21h 40m

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.

Directed by Edward Ludwig
Written by Borden Chase, Æneas MacKenzie
Box OfficeBudget: $1.5M0

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

world war iiu.s. navypacific islandconstruction workerseabeesbattalion

About The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees is a drama, action, war film released in 1944 exploring themes of world war ii, u.s. navy, pacific island, construction worker, seabees, battalion. Directed by Edward Ludwig, it stars John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe. 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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