Cast & Crew

Directed by

William A. Wellman

Writing Credits

Ernest K. Gann
(screenplay)
Ernest K. Gann
(novel)

Cast

John Wayne
Dan Roman
Claire Trevor
May Holst
Laraine Day
Lydia Rice
Robert Stack
John Sullivan
Jan Sterling
Sally McKee
Phil Harris
Ed Joseph
Robert Newton
Gustave Pardee
David Brian
Ken Childs
Paul Kelly
Donald Flaherty
Sidney Blackmer
Humphrey Agnew
Julie Bishop
Lillian Pardee
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
Gonzales
John Howard
Howard Rice
Wally Brown
Lenny Wilby, navigator
William Campbell
Hobie Wheeler
Ann Doran
Clara Joseph
John Qualen
Jose Locota
Paul Fix
Frank Briscoe
George Chandler
Ben Sneed
Joy Kim
Dorothy Chen
Michael Wellman
Toby Field
Douglas Fowley
Alsop
Regis Toomey
Tim Garfield
Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Ensign Keim
Robert Keys
Lieutenant Mowbray
William Hopper
Roy
William Schallert
Dispatcher
Julie Mitchum
Susie Wilby
Doe Avedon
Miss Spalding
Karen Sharpe
Nell Buck
John Smith
Milo Buck
Scotty Beckett
Coast Guard Navigator
John Close
Mechanic
James Conaty
Mrs. Joseph's Doctor
Robert Easton
Cargo Clerk
Dorothy Ford
Mrs. Wilson
Al Hill
San Francisco Ground Crewman
William Hudson
Reporter
John Indrisano
Radar Operator
Douglas Kennedy
Boyd, Public Relations
David Leonard
Scientist
Al Murphy
Lighthouse Dispatcher
William H. O'Brien
Restaurant Cook
Walter Reed
Mr. Field
Philip Van Zandt
Mr. Wilson

Produced by

Robert Fellows
producer (uncredited)
John Wayne
producer (uncredited)

Music by

Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography by

Archie Stout
(photographed by)

Editing by

Ralph Dawson

Art Direction by

Alfred Ybarra
(as Al Ybarra)

Set Decoration by

Ralph S. Hurst
(as Ralph Hurst) (set decorations)

Makeup Department

Loren Cosand
makeup artist
Margaret Donovan
hair stylist
Web Overlander
makeup artist

Production Management

Nate H. Edwards
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Andrew V. McLaglen
assistant director (as Andrew McLaglen)

Art Department

Joe LaBella
property man (as Joseph La Bella)
Patrick Wayne
props assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

John K. Kean
sound recordist

Special Effects by

Robert A. Mattey
special effects (as Robert Mattey)

Stunts

Tom Hennesy
stunts (uncredited)
Bill Keating
DC-4 stunt pilot (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

William H. Clothier
aerial photography (as William Clothier)
Robert E. 'Bobby' Jones
gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gwen Wakeling
wardrobe designer
Joan Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Dimitri Tiomkin
conductor
Manuel Emanuel
orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt
orchestrator (uncredited)
Charles Maxwell
orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish
orchestrator (uncredited)
John Qualen
composer: additional music (uncredited)
David Tamkin
orchestrator (uncredited)
Herbert Taylor
orchestrator (uncredited)
Dimitri Tiomkin
music arranger: "Aloha Oe", "Kaua I Ka Hua Hua'i" and "The Barber of Seville" (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Sam Freedle
script supervisor

Additional Crew

Wm. H. Benge
technical advisor
Robert C. Cannom
technical advisor: U.S.C.G. (as Lt. Commander Robert M. Cannom)
Al Murphy
production assistant
Loren Riebe
camera plane pilot
Muzzy Marcellino
whistler: dubbing for John Wayne (uncredited)
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