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