The Fighting Seabees
movie

The thrilling story of America's supermen!
Released January 27, 1944
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.
Cast

John Wayne
as
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

Susan Hayward
as
Constance Chesley

Dennis O'Keefe
as
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

William Frawley
as
Eddie Powers

Leonid Kinskey
as
Johnny Novasky

J.M. Kerrigan
as
Sawyer Collins

Grant Withers
as
Whanger Spreckles

Paul Fix
as
Ding Jacobs

Ben Welden
as
Yump Lumkin

William Forrest
as
Lt. Tom Kerrick

Addison Richards
as
Capt. Joyce
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Jay Norris
as
Joe Brick
Crew

Borden Chase
as
Story
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Æneas MacKenzie
as
Screenplay

Edward Ludwig
as
Director

Borden Chase
as
Screenplay
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William Bradford
as
Director of Photography
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Richard L. Van Enger
as
Editor
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Adele Palmer
as
Costume Design
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Duncan Cramer
as
Art Direction
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Howard Wilson
as
Sound
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T.A. Carman
as
Sound
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Otto Siegel
as
Set Decoration

Walter Scharf
as
Music