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John Wayne | Ole Olsen | |
Ian Hunter | Smitty Smith, an alias of Thomas Fenwick | |
John Qualen | Axel Swanson | |
Mildred Natwick | Freda | |
Thomas Mitchell | Aloysius 'Drisk' Driscoll | |
Barry Fitzgerald | Cocky | |
Wilfrid Lawson | Captain | |
Ward Bond | Yank | |
Arthur Shields | Donkeyman | |
Joe Sawyer | Davis (as Joseph Sawyer) | |
J.M. Kerrigan | Crimp | |
Rafaela Ottiano | Bella | |
Carmen Morales | Principal Spanish Girl | |
Jack Pennick | Johnny | |
Bob Perry | Paddy |
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Producer | <b>Walter Wanger</b>
John Ford Walter Wanger |
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Writer | Eugene O'Neill
Dudley Nichols |
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Cinematography | Gregg Toland
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Musician | Richard Hageman
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"Still The Best American Film About Life At Sea" -- David Shipman, THE STORY OF CINEMA Four one-acts by O'Neill add up to a gripping account of men thrown together by war facing danger from the enemy under the waves and from the raging sea itself. Wayne portrays a young Swede gaining his sea legs and just trying to make it home so he can settle on a farm of his own. He's taken in hand by the Ford stock company--Mitchell, Fitzgerald, Bond--and together they weather a fatal storm, suspicions of treason, a strafing by enemy planes, and the equally hazardous shore leave. One of Ford's finest, and that's saying plenty; O'Neill reportedly considered it the best adaptation of his work. Note the photography by Toland. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture; Best Screenplay. |
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