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Directed By
John Ford
Director
Robert Montgomery
Director
Written By
William L. White
book
Frank Wead
screenplay
Norman Corwin
Writer
George Froeschel
Writer
Jan Lustig
screenplay
Cast
Robert Montgomery
Lt. John Brickley
John Wayne
Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Donna Reed
Lt. Sandy Davyss
Jack Holt
Gen. Martin
Ward Bond
'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.
Marshall Thompson
Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Paul Langton
Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
Leon Ames
Maj. James Morton
Arthur Walsh
Seaman Jones
Donald Curtis
Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long / Radio Announcer
Cameron Mitchell
Ens. George Cross
Jeff York
Ens. Tony Aiken
Murray Alper
'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Harry Tenbrook
'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Jack Pennick
'Doc'
Alex Havier
'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c
Charles Trowbridge
Adm. Blackwell
Robert Barrat
The General
Bruce Kellogg
Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c
Tim Murdock
Ens. Brant
Louis Jean Heydt
'Ohio'
Russell Simpson
'Dad' Knowland
Vernon Steele
Army Doctor
Pedro de Cordoba
Priest
Philip Ahn
Army Orderly
Steve Barclay
Naval Officer
Bill Barnum
Boat Crew Member
Betty Blythe
Officer's Wife
Danny Borzage
Boat Crew Member
Al Bridge
Lieutenant Colonel
George Bruggeman
Man in Admiral's Office
Charles Calhoun
Man in Admiral's Office
James Carlisle
Man in Admiral's Office
John Carlyle
Lt. James
Jack Carrington
Officer at Airport
Bruce Carruthers
Man in Admiral's Office
Tony Carson
Man in Admiral's Office
Jack Cheatham
Commander
Fred Coby
Officer at Airport
Roger Cole
Officer at Airport
Jane Crowley
Officer's Wife
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Sailor
William B. Davidson
Hotel Manager
Marjorie Davies
Nurse
Patrick Davis
Pilot
Gary Delmar
Man in Admiral's Office
Larry Dods
Boat Crew Member
Ernest Dominguez
Filipino Boy
Frank Donahue
Man in Admiral's Office
William 'Red' Donahue
Officer at Airport
George Economides
Bartender's Child
Michael Economides
Bartender's Child
Blake Edwards
Boat Crewman
Frank Eldredge
Officer at Airport
John Epper
Officer at Airport
Jim Farley
Charles Ferguson
Officer at Airport
Leonard Fisher
Man in Admiral's Office
Lee Tong Foo
Asian Bartender
Art Foster
Boat Crew Member
Almeda Fowler
Officer's Wife
Mary Jane French
Lost Nurse
Jon Gilbreath
'Snuffy' Submarine Commander
James Gonzalez
Sailor
Duke Green
PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman
Sherry Hall
Marine Major
Stuart Hall
Bar Patron
Del Hill
Boat Crew Member
Robert Homans
Bartender at Manila Hotel
Vincent Isla
Filipino Schoolteacher
Dick Karl
Man in Admiral's Office
Michael Kirby
Boat Crewman
Michael Kostrick
Man in Admiral's Office
Paul Kruger
Man in Admiral's Office
Stubby Kruger
Boat Crewman
Jack Lee
Man in Admiral's Office
Donald S. Lewis
Officer at Airport
Jack Lorenz
Man in Admiral's Office
Leota Lorraine
Officer's Wife
Trina Lowe
Gardner's Girlfriend
Jack Luden
Naval Air Captain
Ted Lundigan
Boat Crew Member
James Magill
Man in Admiral's Office
George Magrill
Man in Admiral's Office
Eve March
Nurse
Maurice Marks
Soldier
Kermit Maynard
Airport Officer
Merrill McCormick
Wounded Officer at Airport
Frank McGrath
'Slim' - Bearded CPO
Leonard Mellin
Man in Admiral's Office
Robert Milasch
Minor Role
Karl Miller
Man in Admiral's Office
Henry Mirelez
Filipino Boy
Margaret Morton
Bartender's Wife
Jack Mower
Officer
Charles Murray Jr.
Jeep Driver
Forbes Murray
Navy Captain
Bill Neff
Submarine Skipper / Boat Crew Member
Bill Nind
Officer at Airport
Wedgwood Nowell
Man in Admiral's Office
Produced By
John Ford
producer
Cliff Reid
associate producer
Music
Herbert Stothart
Composer
Cinematography
Joseph H. August
director of photography
Sound
Douglas Shearer
recording director
James Z. Flaster
re-recording and effects mixer
Lowell Kinsall
unit mixer
Robert Shirley
re-recording and effects mixer
Newell Sparks
re-recording and effects mixer
William Steinkamp
re-recording and effects mixer
Michael Steinore
sound effects
John A. Williams
re-recording and effects mixer
Editing
Douglass Biggs
Frank E. Hull
Art Direction
Malcolm Brown
Cedric Gibbons
Set Design
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decorator
Costumes
Yvonne Wood
Costume Designer
Makeup
Jack Dawn
makeup creator
Sam Palo
makeup artist
Special Effects
A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects
Donald Jahraus
special effects
R.A. MacDonald
special effects
Visual Effects
Mark Davis
matte paintings camera
Donald Jahraus
miniatures assistant
Warren Newcombe
matte paintings
Assistant Director
James Curtis Havens
second units director
Edward O'Fearna
assistant director
Production Management
Gilbert Kurland
unit manager
Art Department
Ralph S. Hurst
associate set decorator
Neil Wheeler
props
Stunts
Duke Green
stunts
Maurice Marks
stunts
Frank McGrath
stunts
Jack Stoney
stunts
Other
Robert Montgomery
director: rear projection plates
Gladys Norvell
assistant research director
George Richelavie
research director
Ernest Seftig
technical advisor
Music Department
Harold Byrns
orchestrator
Alberto Colombo
composer: additional music
Murray Cutter
orchestrator
Wally Heglin
orchestrator
Frederick Herbert
music mixer
M.J. McLaughlin
music mixer
Eric Zeisl
composer: stock music
Camera Department
Emillo Calori
assistant camera
Herbert Fischer
second camera operator
Vic Jones
gaffer
Harrold Weinberger
first assistant camera
Script Department
John Banse
script clerk
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