Overview
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
Cast
- Preston Foster as Father Donnelly
- Lloyd Nolan as Sgt. Hook Malone
- William Bendix as Corp. Taxi Potts
- Richard Conte as Capt. Davis
- Anthony Quinn as Jesus ('Soose') Alverez
- Richard Jaeckel as Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson
- Roy Roberts as Capt. Jame Cross
- Minor Watson as Col Wallace E. Grayson
- Ralph Byrd as Ned Rowman
- Lionel Stander as Sgt. Butch