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
Peter Coe
PFC George Hellenpolis
Hal Baylor
Pvt. J.E. 'Ski' Choynski
Richard Jaeckel
PFC Frank Flynn
John Agar
PFC Peter T. 'Pete' Conway
Glen Vernon
Marine (uncredited)
Forrest Tucker
PFC Al J. Thomas
Ted White
Marine (uncredited)
Dickie Jones
Scared Marine (uncredited)
Richard Webb
PFC Dan 'Handsome' Shipley
Dick Wessel
Grenade Instructor (uncredited)
Martin Milner
Pvt. Mike McHugh
Don Haggerty
Colonel in Staff Car (uncredited)
Arthur Franz
Cpl. Robert C. Dunne / Narrator
Fred Graham
Officer (uncredited)
Adele Mara
Allison Bromley
David Clarke
Wounded Marine (uncredited)
James Brown
PFC Charlie Bass
I. Stanford Jolley
Forrestal (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Waiter in Bar (uncredited)
John McGuire
Capt. Joyce
Julie Bishop
Mary
Wally Cassell
PFC Benny A. Regazzi
James Holden
PFC 'Farmer' Soames
Dorothy Ford
Tall Girl (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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