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The Fighting Seabees

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Watchlist 100% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 72% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A morale-boosting tribute to the US Navy's Construction Battalions who followed behind the troops invading Pacific islands held by the Japanese to build runways, roads and bridges. Wedge Donovan is the civilian head of a construction company approached by the Navy to train their men as specialists. Instead, the impetuous Donovan wants to prove his crew are up to the job, but they are shot up by the Japanese.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Mar 23, 2011
B-
One of John Wayne's popular WWII movies, in which his hero shows the exepected rebellious independence. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers Aug 10, 2006
3/5
WWII flag waving + Duke Wayne = can't miss action. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 11, 2006
B-
Standard WW2 flagwaver. Go to Full Review
Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) Sep 20, 2005
4/5
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Jan 13, 2003
4/5
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Cast & Crew

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Edward Ludwig

Director

John Wayne

Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan

Susan Hayward

Constance Chesley

Dennis O'Keefe

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow

William Frawley

Eddie Powers

Leonid Kinskey

Johnny Novasky

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The Fighting Seabees

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Movie Info

Synopsis A morale-boosting tribute to the US Navy's Construction Battalions who followed behind the troops invading Pacific islands held by the Japanese to build runways, roads and bridges. Wedge Donovan is the civilian head of a construction company approached by the Navy to train their men as specialists. Instead, the impetuous Donovan wants to prove his crew are up to the job, but they are shot up by the Japanese.
Director
Edward Ludwig
Producer
Albert J. Cohen
Screenwriter
Borden Chase, Æneas MacKenzie
Distributor
Republic Pictures
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 10, 1944, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 8, 2018
Runtime
1h 40m
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