The Fighting Seabees

The Fighting Seabees

1944 · 100 min · EN · NR · 6.3 (43 votes)
Dir. Edward Ludwig · Starring John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinskey, J.M. Kerrigan

The thrilling story of America's supermen!

DramaActionWar

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.

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A spirited wartime adventure that celebrates the can-do spirit of American servicemen. It's a rousing, action-packed tale of building and fighting, filled with camaraderie and unwavering optimism in the face of adversity.

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