War Drama
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Directed by
Allan Dwan
John Wayne
Sgt. John M. Stryker
Hal Baylor
Pvt. J.E. 'Ski' Choynski
Peter Coe
PFC George Hellenpolis
Richard Jaeckel
PFC Frank Flynn
John Agar
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Adele Mara
Allison Bromley
Martin Milner
Pvt. Mike McHugh
Glen Vernon
Marine (uncredited)
Forrest Tucker
PFC Al J. Thomas
Ted White
Marine (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
Scared Marine (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
Arthur Franz
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Richard Webb
PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley
Don Haggerty
Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Officer (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
Forrestal (uncredited)
David Clarke
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
Julie Bishop
Mary
James Brown
PFC Charlie Bass
Wally Cassell
PFC Benny A. Regazzi
Dorothy Ford
Tall Girl (uncredited)
John McGuire
Capt. Joyce
James Holden
PFC 'Farmer' Soames
Frank O'Connor
Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
Bruce Edwards
Marine (uncredited)
William Murphy
PFC Eddie Flynn
Joy Windsor
USO Woman (uncredited)
Carole Gallagher
USO Woman (uncredited)
Leonard Gumley
Pvt. Sid Stein
William Self
Pvt. L.D. Fowler Jr.
David M. Shoup
Colonel D.M. Shoup
H.P. Crowe
Lt. Col. H.P. Crowe
Harold G. Schrier
Captain Harold G. Schrier
Rene A. Gagnon
PFC Rene A. Gagnon
Ira H. Hayes
PFC Ira H. Hayes
John H. Bradley
PM3C John H. Bradley
Conrad Binyon
Marine (uncredited)
Gil Herman
Lt. Baker (uncredited)
William Hudson
Marine (uncredited)
Billy Lechner
Marine (uncredited)
Mickey McCardle
Marine (uncredited)
Roger McGee
Sailor (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Bartender (uncredited)
Judy Sochor
USO Woman (uncredited)
Steve Wayne
Marine (uncredited)

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