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The Fighting Seabees ()

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During WW2, the U.S. Navy implements a new idea of forming construction battalions that also are fighting units, in case of Japanese attack.
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Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
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Constance Chesley
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Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
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Eddie Powers
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Johnny Novasky
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Sawyer Collins
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Whanger Spreckles
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Ding Jacobs
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Yump Lumkin
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Lt. Tom Kerrick
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Capt. Joyce
Jay Norris ...
Joe Brick
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Construction Worker at Party
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abdullah Abbas ...
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Lee Adams ...
Construction Worker (uncredited)
Joel Allen ...
Coxswain (uncredited)
Walter Bacon ...
Bartender (uncredited)
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Seabee Barcroft (uncredited)
Roy Brent ...
Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Pilot (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown ...
Capt. Squires (uncredited)
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Seabee (uncredited)
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Navy Observer (uncredited)
Roy Darmour ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Capt. Joyce's Secretary (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
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Orderly (uncredited)
Gene Gary ...
French Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Construction Worker (uncredited)
Rudy Germane ...
Passenger (uncredited)
Ernest Golm ...
Van Pelt (uncredited)
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Construction Worker in Shelter (uncredited)
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Man Walking to File Cabinet (uncredited)
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Swede (uncredited)
Alex Havier ...
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
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Capt. Millard (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Meteorological Officer (uncredited)
Robert Katcher ...
Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
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Kitty - Secretary (uncredited)
James B. Leong ...
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Jung Lim ...
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
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Chorine (uncredited)
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Johnson (uncredited)
Clarence Lung ...
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
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Extra (uncredited)
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Twinkles Tucker - Jitterbugger (uncredited)
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Construction Worker Who Dies (uncredited)
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Jonesey (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
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Lt. Cmdr. Stewart (uncredited)
Charles Mitchell ...
Radioman (uncredited)
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Extra at Dock (uncredited)
Al Murphy ...
Costruction Worker (uncredited)
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Navy Surgeon (uncredited)
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Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Paul Parry ...
Lt. Cmdr. Stuart (uncredited)
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Seabee (uncredited)
Joey Ray ...
Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Dance Extra (uncredited)
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Lt. Cmdr. Kane (uncredited)
George Sherwood ...
Lieutenant Commander in Chartroom (uncredited)
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Seabee (uncredited)
Larry Stewart ...
Seabee (uncredited)
Clarence Straight ...
Signalman (uncredited)
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Construction Worker (uncredited)
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Aircraft Carrier Captain (uncredited)
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Lt. Cmdr. Hood (uncredited)
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Indian Seabee (uncredited)
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Randolph (uncredited)
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Spec - Reporter (uncredited)
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Lt. Cmdr. Hunter (uncredited)
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Arriving Construction Worker (uncredited)
Buddy Wilkerson ...
Gunner (uncredited)

Directed by

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Edward Ludwig

Written by

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Borden Chase ... (screenplay) and
Æneas MacKenzie ... (screenplay) (as Aeneas MacKenzie)
 
Borden Chase ... (original story)
 
Ethel Hill ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Dale Van Every ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Albert J. Cohen ... associate producer

Music by

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Walter Scharf ... (musical score)

Cinematography by

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William Bradford ... (photography)

Editing by

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Richard L. Van Enger ... (as Richard Van Enger)

Art Direction by

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Duncan Cramer

Set Decoration by

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Otto Siegel ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Adele Palmer ... (gowns) (as Adele)

Makeup Department

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Peggy Gray ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Robert Littlefield ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Bob Mark ... makeup supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Howard Lydecker ... second unit
Yakima Canutt ... second unit director (uncredited)
Philip Ford ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Walter Bjorne ... poster artist : Sweden (uncredited) (1964)
Leo Bothas ... poster artist : West Germany (uncredited) (1954)
Gösta Åberg ... poster artist : Sweden (uncredited)

Sound Department

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T.A. Carman ... sound (as Tom Carman)
Howard Wilson ... sound

Special Effects by

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Theodore Lydecker ... special effects

Stunts

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George Bruggeman ... stunts (uncredited)
Yakima Canutt ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Steele ... stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph Dubin ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Albert Glasser ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Mort Glickman ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Gil Grau ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Herman Hand ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Arthur Morton ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Walter Scharf ... musical director (uncredited)
Marlin Skiles ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Jack Virgil ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Roy Webb ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Hubert Hunter ... technical advisor (as Lt.Comdr. Hubert Hunter CEC-V{S} USNR.)
William A. McManus ... technical advisor (as Lt.Comdr. William A. McManus {CEC} U S N.)
Sid Davis ... stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight. Written by John Vogel

Plot Keywords
Taglines ROMANCE OF THE SEVEN SEAS! (original poster - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Donovan's Army (United States)
  • Alerte aux marines (France)
  • Batallón de construcción (Spain)
  • 海蜂英烈传 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 海蜂突击队 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Budget $1,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Republic, being as thrifty as it was, used a large number of stock shots from Flying Tigers (1942) for the scenes involving enemy aircraft. See more »
Goofs In a couple of scenes, Japanese soldiers are seen pulling the pin out of grenades with their teeth and throwing them American style. Actual Japanese grenades had a compression actuator, not a pin. Typically, they would smack the top of the grenade on their helmet to start the fuse and then throw. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in That's Action (1977). See more »
Soundtracks Song Of The Seabees See more »
Crazy Credits The film's opening credits dedication states: "Proudly and gratefully we dedicate this picture to the Civil Engineer Corps and the Construction Battalions - the Seabees of the United States Navy who have fired the imagination of the world with their colorful exploits throughout the Seven Seas." See more »
Quotes Eddie Powers: I'm Eddie Powers, Donovan's factotum, meaning, "Man Friday". That's Latin.
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow: Well, I'm glad to know you Friday even if it's only Thursday.
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