Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Ford
(as John Ford Captain U.S.N.R.)
Robert Montgomery
(uncredited)

Writing Credits

William L. White
(book)
Frank Wead
(screenplay) (as Frank Wead Comdr. U.S.N. {Ret})
Norman Corwin
(uncredited)
George Froeschel
(uncredited)
Jan Lustig
(screenplay) (uncredited)

Cast

Robert Montgomery
Lt. John Brickley
John Wayne
Lt. (J.G.) 'Rusty' Ryan
Donna Reed
Lt. Sandy Davyss
Jack Holt
Gen. Martin
Ward Bond
'Boats' Mulcahey C.B.M.
Marshall Thompson
Ens. 'Snake' Gardner
Paul Langton
Ens. 'Andy' Andrews
Leon Ames
Maj. James Morton
Arthur Walsh
Seaman Jones
Donald Curtis
Lt. (J.G.) 'Shorty' Long / Radio Announcer
Cameron Mitchell
Ens. George Cross
Jeff York
Ens. Tony Aiken
Murray Alper
'Slug' Mahan T.M. 1c
Harry Tenbrook
'Squarehead' Larsen SC 2c
Jack Pennick
'Doc'
Alex Havier
'Benny' Lecoco ST 3c
Charles Trowbridge
Adm. Blackwell
Robert Barrat
The General
Bruce Kellogg
Elder Tompkins M.M. 2c
Tim Murdock
Ens. Brant
Louis Jean Heydt
'Ohio'
Russell Simpson
'Dad' Knowland
Vernon Steele
Army Doctor
Pedro de Cordoba
Priest
Philip Ahn
Army Orderly
Steve Barclay
Naval Officer
Bill Barnum
Boat Crew Member
Betty Blythe
Officer's Wife
Danny Borzage
Boat Crew Member
Al Bridge
Lieutenant Colonel
George Bruggeman
Man in Admiral's Office
Charles Calhoun
Man in Admiral's Office
James Carlisle
Man in Admiral's Office
John Carlyle
Lt. James
Jack Carrington
Officer at Airport
Bruce Carruthers
Man in Admiral's Office
Tony Carson
Man in Admiral's Office
Jack Cheatham
Commander
Fred Coby
Officer at Airport
Roger Cole
Officer at Airport
Jane Crowley
Officer's Wife
Henry H. Daniels Jr.
Sailor
William B. Davidson
Hotel Manager
Marjorie Davies
Nurse
Patrick Davis
Pilot
Gary Delmar
Man in Admiral's Office
Larry Dods
Boat Crew Member
Ernest Dominguez
Filipino Boy
Frank Donahue
Man in Admiral's Office
William 'Red' Donahue
Officer at Airport
George Economides
Bartender's Child
Michael Economides
Bartender's Child
Blake Edwards
Boat Crewman
Frank Eldredge
Officer at Airport
John Epper
Officer at Airport
Jim Farley
(uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Officer at Airport
Leonard Fisher
Man in Admiral's Office
Lee Tong Foo
Asian Bartender
Art Foster
Boat Crew Member
Almeda Fowler
Officer's Wife
Mary Jane French
Lost Nurse
Jon Gilbreath
'Snuffy' Submarine Commander
James Gonzalez
Sailor
Duke Green
PT-41 Boat Starboard Torpedoman
Sherry Hall
Marine Major
Stuart Hall
Bar Patron
Del Hill
Boat Crew Member
Robert Homans
Bartender at Manila Hotel
Vincent Isla
Filipino Schoolteacher
Dick Karl
Man in Admiral's Office
Michael Kirby
Boat Crewman
Michael Kostrick
Man in Admiral's Office
Paul Kruger
Man in Admiral's Office
Stubby Kruger
Boat Crewman
Jack Lee
Man in Admiral's Office
Donald S. Lewis
Officer at Airport
Jack Lorenz
Man in Admiral's Office
Leota Lorraine
Officer's Wife
Trina Lowe
Gardner's Girlfriend
Jack Luden
Naval Air Captain
Ted Lundigan
Boat Crew Member
James Magill
Man in Admiral's Office
George Magrill
Man in Admiral's Office
Eve March
Nurse
Maurice Marks
Soldier
Kermit Maynard
Airport Officer
Merrill McCormick
Wounded Officer at Airport
Frank McGrath
'Slim' - Bearded CPO
Leonard Mellin
Man in Admiral's Office
Robert Milasch
Minor Role
Karl Miller
Man in Admiral's Office
Henry Mirelez
Filipino Boy
Margaret Morton
Bartender's Wife
Jack Mower
Officer
Charles Murray Jr.
Jeep Driver
Forbes Murray
Navy Captain
Bill Neff
Submarine Skipper / Boat Crew Member (uncredited)
Bill Nind
Officer at Airport
Wedgwood Nowell
Man in Admiral's Office
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Silver Dollar Bartender
Max Ong
Mayor of Cebu
Franklin Parker
Naval Officer
Frank Pershing
Boat Crew Member
Nino Pipitone Jr.
Bartender's Child
Dan Quigg
Man in Admiral's Office
Robert Shelby Randall
Boat Crew Member
Clifford Rathjen
Man in Admiral's Office
Joey Ray
Boat Crew Member
William McKeever Riley
Boat Crew Member
Jack Ross
Officer at Airport
John Roy
Man in Admiral's Office
Harold Schlickenmayer
Man in Admiral's Office
Phil Schumacher
Boat Crew Member
Ernest Seftig
Naval Officer
Jack Semple
Man in Admiral's Office
Brent Shugar
Officer at Airport
Sam Simone
Man in Admiral's Office
Reginald Simpson
Man in Admiral's Office
Leslie Sketchley
Marine Orderly
Ralph Soncuya
Filipino Orderly
Les Stanford
Man in Admiral's Office
Larry Steers
Man in Admiral's Office
Sammy Stein
Sammy - Boat Crewman
Jack Stoney
Boat Crew Member
Robert Strong
Officer at Airport
Bob Thom
Man in Admiral's Office
Roy Thomas
Man in Admiral's Office
Richard Thorne
Man in Admiral's Office
Pacita Tod-Tod
Nightclub Singer
Brad Towne
Man in Admiral's Office
Jack Trent
Officer at Airport
Tom Tyler
Captain at Airport
Emmett Vogan
Naval Doctor
Eleanore Vogel
Officer's Wife
Hansel Warner
Officer at Airport
William Wilkerson
Sgt. Smith
Roque Ybarra Jr.
Bartender's Child

Produced by

John Ford
producer
Cliff Reid
associate producer

Music by

Herbert Stothart
(musical score)

Cinematography by

Joseph H. August
director of photography (as Joseph H. August Lt. Comdr. U.S.N.R.)

Editing by

Douglass Biggs
Frank E. Hull

Art Direction by

Malcolm Brown
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis
(set decorations)

Costume Design by

Yvonne Wood
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup creator
Sam Palo
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Gilbert Kurland
unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James Curtis Havens
second units director (as James C. Havens Captain U.S.M.C.R.)
Edward O'Fearna
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Ralph S. Hurst
associate set decorator
Neil Wheeler
props (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
James Z. Flaster
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Lowell Kinsall
unit mixer (uncredited)
Robert Shirley
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
William Steinkamp
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore
sound effects (uncredited)
John A. Williams
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects
Donald Jahraus
special effects (uncredited)
R.A. MacDonald
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Mark Davis
matte paintings camera (uncredited)
Donald Jahraus
miniatures assistant (uncredited)
Warren Newcombe
matte paintings (uncredited)

Stunts

Duke Green
stunts (uncredited)
Maurice Marks
stunts (uncredited)
Frank McGrath
stunts (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Emillo Calori
assistant camera (uncredited)
Herbert Fischer
second camera operator (uncredited)
Vic Jones
gaffer (uncredited)
Harrold Weinberger
first assistant camera (uncredited)

Music Department

Harold Byrns
orchestrator (uncredited)
Alberto Colombo
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Murray Cutter
orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin
orchestrator (uncredited)
Frederick Herbert
music mixer (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin
music mixer (uncredited)
Eric Zeisl
composer: stock music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

John Banse
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Nadine Alari
french voice dubbing: Donna Reed (uncredited)
Louis Arbessier
french voice dubbing: Charles Trowbridge (uncredited)
René Arrieu
french voice dubbing: Tim Murdock (uncredited)
Jacques Berlioz
french voice dubbing: Jack Holt (uncredited)
René Blancard
french voice dubbing: (uncredited)
Yves Brainville
french voice dubbing: Harry Tenbrook (uncredited)
Jean Brochard
french voice dubbing: Robert Emmett O'Connor (uncredited)
Henri Charrett
french voice dubbing: Murray Alper (uncredited)
Jean Clarieux
french voice dubbing: Ward Bond (uncredited)
Claude d'Yd
french voice dubbing: Paul Langton (uncredited)
Elena Da Venezia
italian voice dubbing: Donna Reed (uncredited)
Paul Faivre
french voice dubbing: Russell Simpson (uncredited)
Arnoldo Foà
italian voice dubbing: Ward Bond (uncredited)
Richard Francoeur
french voice dubbing: William B. Davidson (uncredited)
Pierre Gay
french voice dubbing: Louis Jean Heydt (uncredited)
Jean Gournac
french voice dubbing: Vernon Steele (uncredited)
Michel Gudin
french voice dubbing: Donald Curtis (uncredited)
Jean-Louis Jemma
french voice dubbing: Jon Gilbreath (uncredited)
Robert Montgomery
director: rear projection plates (uncredited)
Pierre Morin
french voice dubbing: Jack Pennick (uncredited)
Gladys Norvell
assistant research director (uncredited)
George Richelavie
research director (uncredited)
Michel Roux
french voice dubbing: Robert Montgomery & Lee Tung Foo (uncredited)
William Sabatier
french voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Vittorio Sanipoli
italian voice dubbing: John Wayne (uncredited)
Ernest Seftig
technical advisor (uncredited)
Clément Thierry
french voice dubbing: Marshall Thompson (uncredited)
Jacques Thébault
french voice dubbing: Cameron Mitchell (uncredited)
André Valmy
french voice dubbing: Sammy Stein (uncredited)
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