The Fighting Seabees
The Fighting Seabees is a 1944 American war film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. The Fighting Seabees portrays a heavily fictionalized account of the dilemma that led to the creation of the U.S. Navy's "Seabees" in World War II. At the 17th Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for Walter Scharf and Roy Webb but the award went to Max Steiner for Since You Went Away.
Plot
"Wedge" Donovan is a tough construction boss, building airstrips in the Pacific for the US Navy during World War II. He clashes with his liaison officer, Lieutenant Commander Robert Yarrow, over the fact that his men are not allowed to arm themselves against the Japanese.
More details
| author | Borden Chase Æneas MacKenzie |
|---|---|
| director | Edward Ludwig |
| editor | Richard L. Van Enger |
| events | World War II |
| genre | comedy drama |
| keywords | build bulldozer burn empire of japan kill machine gun military training petroleum spring train wait war correspondent |
| musicBy | Walter Scharf |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score |
| producer | Albert J. Cohen |
| productionCompany | Republic Pictures |
| publisher | Republic Pictures |
| recordedAt | San Diego |
| theme | japanese war |