Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Ford

Writing Credits

Frank S. Nugent
(screenplay) (as Frank Nugent) and
James Edward Grant
(screenplay)
Edmund Beloin
(story)
James A. Michener
(story) (uncredited)

Cast

John Wayne
Michael Patrick 'Guns' Donovan
Lee Marvin
Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley
Elizabeth Allen
Amelia Dedham
Jack Warden
Dr. William Dedham
Cesar Romero
Marquis Andre de Lage
Dick Foran
Australian Navy Officer Sean O'Brien
Dorothy Lamour
Miss Lafleur
Marcel Dalio
Father Cluzeot
Mike Mazurki
Sgt. Monk Menkowicz
Jacqueline Malouf
Lelani Dedham
Cherylene Lee
Sarah 'Sally' Dedham
Jeffrey Byron
Luki Dedham
Edgar Buchanan
Boston Attorney Francis X. O'Brien
Jon Fong
Mister Eu
John Alderson
Officer
Frank Baker
Captain Martin
Carmen Clothier
Sister Gabrielle
Clyde Cook
Australian Officer
Harold Fong
Sells Ameilia a Swimsuit
Dan Ford
Child
H.W. Gim
Chinese Man
Duke Green
Mate
Frank Hagney
Chief Petty Officer
Sam Harris
Family Council Member
Tom Harris
Naval Officer
Freda Jones
Family Council Member
June Y. Kim
Servant
Richard Kipling
Lawyer
Carl M. Leviness
Family Council Member
King Lockwood
Lawyer
Cliff Lyons
Australian Navy Officer
Mae Marsh
Family Council Member
Michelle Mazurki
Teenager
Midori
Servant
Ron Nyman
Naval Officer
Yvonne Peattie
Sister Matthew
John Qualen
Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard'
Branscombe Richmond
Boy Angel in Pageant
Chuck Roberson
Festus
Scott Seaton
Family Council Member
Charles Seel
Grand Uncle Sedley Atterbury Pennyfeather
Leslie Sketchley
Chief Petty Officer
John Stafford
Child
Sara Taft
Family Council Member
Ralph Volkie
James
Aissa Wayne
Native Girl
Patrick Wayne
Australian Navy Lieutenant
Lee Woodd
Islander

Produced by

John Ford
producer

Music by

Cyril J. Mockridge
(as Cyril Mockridge) (music scored by)

Cinematography by

William H. Clothier
director of photography

Editing by

Otho Lovering

Art Direction by

Eddie Imazu
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

Sam Comer
Darrell Silvera

Costume Design by

Edith Head
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Nellie Manley
hair style supervisor
Wally Westmore
makeup supervisor

Production Management

Don Robb
unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Wingate Smith
assistant director
Patrick Ford
second unit director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Charles Grenzbach
sound recordist
Hugo Grenzbach
sound recordist

Visual Effects by

Farciot Edouart
process photography
Paul K. Lerpae
special photographic effects

Stunts

Jerry Gatlin
stunts (uncredited)
Duke Green
stunts (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy
stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
stunts (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham
stunts (uncredited)
Leo C. Richmond
stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
stunts (uncredited)
Wally Rose
stunts (uncredited)
Ron Veto
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Eddie Garvin
camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Brick Marquard
director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Thomas Morris
camera operator (uncredited)
Robert Rhea
first assistant camera (uncredited)
Bernie Abramson
still photographer (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Richard Mueller
color consultant: Technicolor

Music Department

Jack Hayes
orchestrator
Leo Shuken
orchestrator
Irvin Talbot
conductor
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