The Fighting Seabees
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1944-01-27
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: Edward Ludwig
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, Action, War
Original title: The Fighting Seabees
Production Companies: Republic Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
John Wayne
Susan Hayward
Dennis O'Keefe
William Frawley
Leonid Kinskey
J.M. Kerrigan
Grant Withers
Paul Fix
Ben Welden
William Forrest
Addison Richards
Jay Norris
Duncan Renaldo
Abdullah Abbas
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