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The Fighting Seabees

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

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.

19441h 40mNRDrama, Action, War

About The Fighting Seabees

Directors
Edward Ludwig
Cast
John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey, J.M. Kerrigan
Genres
Drama, Action, War
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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