Story :The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat.
Cast
Van HeflinMajor Sam Huxley
Aldo RayAndy Hookens
Mona FreemanKathy
James WhitmoreMSgt. Mac
Nancy OlsonMrs. Pat Rogers
Raymond MasseyMajor General Snipes
Tab HunterPvt Dan 'Danny' Forrester
Anne FrancisRae
Dorothy MaloneMrs Elaine Yarborough
Fess ParkerPvt Speedy
Perry LopezPvt Joe Gomez aka Spanish Joe
William CampbellPvt 'Ski" Wronski
Jonas ApplegarthPvt Lightower
L.Q. JonesPvt. L.Q. Jones
Allyn Ann McLerieRuby - Waitress in Diner
John LuptonPvt./Cpl. Marion 'Sister Mary' Hotchkiss
Tommy CookCpl. Ziltch - Huxley's orderly
Felix NoriegoPvt. Crazy Horse - Navajo Phonetalker
Susan MorrowSusan - Ski's girl
Carleton YoungMaj. Jim Wellman - Battalion Executive Officer
Rhys WilliamsEnoch Rogers
Gregory WalcottSgt. Jim Beller - Drill Instructor
Frank FergusonMr. Hector Walker
Sarah SelbyMrs. Forrester
Willis BoucheyMr. Forrester
Lee AllenMinor Role (uncredited)
Roxanne ArlenBlonde Girl (uncredited)
David ArmstrongOther Boy (uncredited)
Joan ArnoldCheap Dame (uncredited)
John AyresConductor (uncredited)
Rayford BarnesMarine Aide on Command Ship Off Saipan (uncredited)
Paul BarryMinor Role (uncredited)
Hal BokarMarine (uncredited)
Budd BusterOld Man (uncredited)
Chick ChandlerCapt. Chaplin (uncredited)
Dean CromerWatkins (uncredited)
Glen DenningSeabags (uncredited)
Jack DownsMinor Role (uncredited)
Don DurantMarine (uncredited)
Bess FlowersWoman Seated at Table for Three (uncredited)
Sol GorssBartender in Brawl (uncredited)
Paul GrantOrderly (uncredited)
Fred HansonMinor Role (uncredited)
Carl HarbaughNew Zealander in Bar (uncredited)
Lumsden HareNew Zealander in Bar (uncredited)
Chuck HicksMarine in Hospital (uncredited)
Clark HowatMarine Colonel (uncredited)
Jack JordanAdm. Parks (uncredited)
Byron KeithRecruiting Sergeant (uncredited)
Harold KnudsenBud Forrester (uncredited)
June McCallSecond Girl (uncredited)
Philo McCulloughMan in Bar (uncredited)
Victor MillanPvt. Pedro (uncredited)
Fay MorleyThird Girl (uncredited)
Jack MowerMan in Bar (uncredited)
William H. O'BrienBartender (uncredited)
Eddie ParkerBartender in Brawl (uncredited)
Hilda PlowrightMrs. Rogers (uncredited)
Leoda RichardsWedding Guest (uncredited)
Jack RollensNews Hawk (uncredited)
George SelkOld Man (uncredited)
Jack SheaBaltimore Recruiting Sergeant (uncredited)