The guts and glory of the fighting Navy. The lives of a close knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theatre are chronicled in this film based on a true story.
Directed by
Lloyd Bacon
Written by
Edward Doherty (story); Mary C. McCall Jr. (writer); Jules Schermer (story).
Starring
Anne Baxter (Katherine Mary Sullivan); Thomas Mitchell (Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan); Selena Royle (Mrs. Alleta Sullivan); Edward Ryan (Albert Leo 'Al' Sullivan); Trudy Marshall (Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan); John Campbell (Francis Henry 'Frank' Sullivan); James Cardwell (George Thomas Sullivan); John Alvin (Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan); George Offerman Jr. (Joesph Eugene 'Joe' Sullivan); Roy Roberts (Father Francis); Ward Bond (Lieutenant Commander Robinson). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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