Story :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 FosterFather Donnelly
Lloyd NolanSgt. Hook Malone
William BendixCorp. Taxi Potts
Richard ConteCapt. Davis
Anthony QuinnJesus ('Soose') Alverez
Richard JaeckelPvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson
Roy RobertsCapt. Jame Cross
Minor WatsonCol Wallace E. Grayson
Ralph ByrdNed Rowman
Lionel StanderSgt. Butch
Reed HadleyWar Correspondent/ Narrator
John ArcherLt. Thurmond
Eddie AcuffPvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Warren AsheCol. Morton (uncredited)
Marion CarlMarine Pilot (uncredited)
Harry CarterDispatch Officer (uncredited)
Tom DawsonCaptain (uncredited)
Jason EversBit Role (uncredited)
Walter FennerCol. Roper (uncredited)
Glenn FordMarine Extra (uncredited)
Robert FordMarine (uncredited)
Paul FungJapanese Prisoner (uncredited)
Fred GrahamMarine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)