Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mervyn LeRoy

Writing Credits

Dalton Trumbo
(screen play)
Ted W. Lawson
(based on the book) (as Captain Ted W. Lawson) and
Bob Considine
(based on the book) (as Robert Considine)
Max Morise
(french adaptation) (uncredited)

Cast

Van Johnson
Ted Lawson
Robert Walker
David Thatcher
Tim Murdock
Dean Davenport
Don DeFore
Charles McClure
Herbert Gunn
Bob Clever
Phyllis Thaxter
Ellen Lawson
Stephen McNally
'Doc' White
Spencer Tracy
Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle
John R. Reilly
'Shorty' Manch
Robert Mitchum
Bob Gray
Scott McKay
Davey Jones
Donald Curtis
Lieut. Randall
Louis Jean Heydt
Lieut. Miller
William 'Bill' Phillips
Don Smith
Douglas Cowan
'Brick' Holstrom
Paul Langton
Captain 'Ski' York
Leon Ames
Lieut. Jurika
Bill Williams
Bud Felton
Robert Bice
'Jig' White
Hsin Kung
Dr. Chung
Benson Fong
Young Dr. Chung
Ching Wah Lee
Guerilla Charlie
Alan Napier
Mr. Parker
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Parker
Dorothy Morris
Jane
Jacqueline White
Emmy York
Selena Royle
Mrs. Reynolds
Dick Addison
Lieutenant
Morris Ankrum
Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet'
Jack Arkin
Jitterbugger
Tom Avera
Pilot in Officers' Club
Steve Barclay
Pilot in Officers' Club
Carlyle Blackwell Jr.
Pilot Singer
Karin Booth
Girl in Officers' Club
Steve Brodie
MP Corporal
Ralph Brooke
Sailor
Hazel Brooks
Girl in Officers' Club
Lucille Casey
Girl in Officers' Club
Wally Cassell
Sailor
Luke Chan
Chinese Runner
Mary Chan
School Teacher
Spencer Chan
Townsman
Keye Chang
Chinese Officer
Lyle Clark
Pilot in Officers' Club
Eleanor Counts
Jitterbug
Elizabeth Dailey
Girl in Officers' Club
John Dehner
Lieutenant Commander
Myrna Dell
Girl in Officers' Club
Hal Derwin
Singer in Officers' Club
Natalie Draper
Girl in Officers' Club
Johnny Duncan
Jitterbugger
Blake Edwards
Lt. Smith's Crewman
Harold Fong
Captain of Patrol Boat
John Gannon
Lt. Smith's Crewman
Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Girl
Charles Gordon
Sgt. Williams
Genevieve Grazis
Jitterbugger
Eddie Hall
Joe
William O. Harbach
Man
Harry Hayden
Judge
Bill Healy
Eglin Captain
Shirlee Howard
Girl in Officers' Club
John James
Lt. Smith's Crewman
Virgil Johansen
Eglin Colonel
John Kellogg
C-47 Transport Pilot
Mike Killian
Sailor
Charles King Jr.
Sailor
Michael Knudsen
Pilot in Officers' Club
Michael Kostrick
Pilot in Officers' Club
Joan Lawrence
Girl in Officers' Club
Edith Leach
Girl
Martin Lowell
Pilot in Officers' Club
Ann Lundeen
Girl in Officers' Club
Bob MacLean
Pilot in Officers' Club
Peggy Maley
Girl in Officers' Club
Maurice Marks
Pilot
Jack McClendon
Dick Joyce
Beryl McCutcheon
Girl in Officers' Club
Bob McCutchin
Co-Pilot
Sybil Merritt
Girl in Officers' Club
Harlan Miller
Pilot in Officers' Club
Lorraine Miller
Girl in Officers' Club
Charles Mitchell
Pilot in Officers' Club
William Moss
Ship's Clerk
Noreen Nash
Girl in Officers' Club
Frances E. Neal
Girl in Officers' Club
Jay Norris
Hallmark
Moroni Olsen
General
Erin Selwyn
Girl in Officers' Club
Elaine Shepard
Girl in Officers' Club
Arthur Space
Deck Officer
Harold Sworland
Lieutenant
Bob Thom
Lieutenant Commander
Eugenia B. Thompson
Girl in Officers' Club
Brad Towne
Pilot in Officers' Club
Gordon Trigg
Bit Part
H.T. Tsiang
Wang Tsung
Joy Vahl
Jitterbugger
Peter Varney
Spike Henderson
Will Walls
Hoss Wyler
Richard Wang
Chinese Officer
Eve Whitney
Girl in Officers' Club
Kay Williams
Girl in Officers' Club
Wah Yee
Foo Ling

Produced by

Sam Zimbalist
producer

Music by

Herbert Stothart

Cinematography by

Harold Rosson
director of photography
Robert Surtees
director of photography

Editing by

Frank Sullivan
film editor

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons
Paul Groesse

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis
(set decorations)

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup creator

Production Management

William H. Cannon
unit manager (uncredited)
Walter Strong
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William H. Cannon
second assistant director (uncredited)
Russ Haverick
second assistant director (uncredited)
Leo Pepin
second assistant director (uncredited)
Harold Rosson
second unit director (uncredited)
Wallace Worsley Jr.
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Ralph S. Hurst
associate set decorator
George E. Lee
props (uncredited)
Jack Martin Smith
assistant art director (uncredited)
Frank Wesselhoff
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
Standish J. Lambert
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
Frank McKenzie
re-recording and effects 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
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects
Donald Jahraus
special effects
Warren Newcombe
special effects
Donald Jahraus
model maker (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

A. Lindsley Lane
second camera (uncredited)
Robert Martin
second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kay Dean
associate costume supervisor
Irene
costume supervisor
Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Murray Cutter
orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin
orchestrator (uncredited)
Frederick Herbert
music mixer (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin
music mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Jimmy Garland
script clerk (uncredited)
Virginia Garland
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Stéphane Audel
french voice dubbing: Douglas Cowan (uncredited)
Gianfranco Bellini
italian voice dubbing: Robert Walker (uncredited)
André Bervil
french voice dubbing: Don DeFore (uncredited)
Giorgio Capecchi
italian voice dubbing: Stephen McNally (uncredited)
Gérald Castrix
french voice dubbing: Paul Langton (uncredited)
Jean-Henri Chambois
french voice dubbing: Robert Bice (uncredited)
Robert Dalban
french voice dubbing: Ching Wah Lee (uncredited)
Dean Davenport
technical advisor: Army Air Force (uncredited)
Ky Duyen
french voice dubbing: Benson Fong (uncredited)
Jacques Erwin
french voice dubbing: Alan Napier (uncredited)
H. Allen Fairbanks
technical advisor: Navy (uncredited)
René Fleur
french voice dubbing: Donald Curtis (uncredited)
Jacqueline Francell
french voice dubbing: Phyllis Thaxter (uncredited)
Michel Gudin
french voice dubbing: Tim Murdock (uncredited)
Ulric Guttinguer
french voice dubbing: Van Johnson (uncredited)
Wei Fan Hsueh
technical advisor: Chinese sequence (uncredited)
Georges Hubert
french voice dubbing: Arthur Space (uncredited)
Ted W. Lawson
technical advisor (uncredited)
Renata Marini
italian voice dubbing: Phyllis Thaxter (uncredited)
Pierre Morin
french voice dubbing: Moroni Olsen (uncredited)
Serge Nadaud
french voice dubbing: Spencer Tracy (uncredited)
Nino Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Leon Ames (uncredited)
Bruno Persa
italian voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited)
Giuseppe Rinaldi
italian voice dubbing: Van Johnson (uncredited)
Paolo Stoppa
italian voice dubbing: Don DeFore (uncredited)
Marc Valbel
french voice dubbing: Louis Jean Heydt (uncredited)
Gaetano Verna
italian voice dubbing: Spencer Tracy (uncredited)
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