Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
Preston Foster
Father Donnelly
Lloyd Nolan
Sgt. Hook Malone
William Bendix
Corp. Taxi Potts
Richard Conte
Capt. Davis
Anthony Quinn
Jesus ('Soose') Alverez
Richard Jaeckel
Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson
Roy Roberts
Capt. Jame Cross
Minor Watson
Col Wallace E. Grayson
Ralph Byrd
Ned Rowman
Lionel Stander
Sgt. Butch
Reed Hadley
War Correspondent/ Narrator
John Archer
Lt. Thurmond
Eddie Acuff
Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
Col. Morton (uncredited)
Marion Carl
Marine Pilot (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Dispatch Officer (uncredited)
Tom Dawson
Captain (uncredited)
Jason Evers
Bit Role (uncredited)
Walter Fenner
Col. Roper (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
Marine Extra (uncredited)
Robert Ford
Marine (uncredited)
Paul Fung
Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)
Louis Hart
Lieutenant (uncredited)
George Holmes
Russell Hoyt
Selmer Jackson
Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Allen Jung
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Charles Lang
Jack Luden
Major (uncredited)
Miles Mander
Weatherby (uncredited)
David Peters
Bob Rose
Sammy Kline (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
Chaplain (uncredited)
Lewis Seiler
Director
Islin Auster
Producer
Bryan Foy
May 11, 1984
May 15, 1969
Feb 27, 2007
Dec 21, 1951
Invalid Date
Dec 31, 1971
Jan 1, 1976
Dec 25, 2019
Jan 28, 1944
Mar 16, 1962
Jan 27, 1951
Jul 9, 2020
Jun 1, 1982
Dec 16, 1965
Mar 20, 2025
Apr 26, 1945
20th Century Fox
US
United States
English
