Action / War / Drama /

Score: 56%( 19 votes )

Overview: Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

Cast:

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
Marine (uncredited)

Russell Hoyt
Marine (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson
Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Allen Jung
Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Charles Lang
Marine (uncredited)

Jack Luden
Major (uncredited)

Miles Mander
Weatherby (uncredited)

David Peters
Marine (uncredited)

Bob Rose
Sammy Kline (uncredited)

Larry Thompson
Chaplain (uncredited)