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Destroyer

Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief bosuns mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a disparate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.

1943 |1h 39m |  Adventure, Drama, War

Cast

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Edward G. Robinson

Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski

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Glenn Ford

Mickey Donohue

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Edgar Buchanan

Kansas Jackson

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Marguerite Chapman

Mary Boleslavski

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Regis Toomey

Lt. Cmdr. Clark

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Warren Ashe

Lt. Bert Marton

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Leo Gorcey

Seaman Sarecky

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Edward Brophy

Engineer Casey

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Eddy Waller

Marty, a riveter

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Roger Clark

Chief Engineer

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Curt Bois

Swab with large nose

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Kenneth MacDonald

Admiral (Clark's CO)

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Charles D. Brown

Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

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Cliff Clark

Commandant

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Richard Loo

Japanese Submarine Commander

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Benson Fong

Japanese Sonar Man

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Lloyd Bridges

2nd Fireman (uncredited)

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Tris Coffin

Doctor #1 (uncredited)

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Bud Geary

2nd Ship Fitter (uncredited)

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Eddie Hall

Austin (uncredited)

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Charles McGraw

Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

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Milburn Stone

Radioman (uncredited)

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Dennis Moore

Communications Officer (uncredited)

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Larry Parks

Ens. Johnson (uncredited)

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Shirley Patterson

Bigbee's Girl (uncredited)

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Gene Rizzi

Survivor (uncredited)

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Dean Benton

Moore

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Lynton Brent

Doctor

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Stanley Brown

Marine / Fireman

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Eddy Chandler

Chief Gunner's Mate

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Edmund Cobb

1st Workman

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Eddie Dew

Survivor

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Lester Dorr

1st Ship Fitter

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Al Hill

Knife-Eating Sailor

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David Holt

Sobbing Sailor

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Bobby Jordan

Sobbing Sailor

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Mauritz Hugo

Survivor

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George Magrill

Marine

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Robert McKenzie

Justice of the Peace

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Frank Melton

Doctor

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John Merton

Chief Quartermaster

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Gertrude Messinger

Girl

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Pat O'Malley

Postman

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Mickey Rentschler

J.V. Talker

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Addison Richards

Ship Building Foreman

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Virginia Sale

Kansas' Dance Partner

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Charles Sherlock

Chief Machinist's Mate

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John Tyrrell

Marine

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Dale Van Sickel

Sailor

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Dorothy Vernon

Justice of the Peace's Wife

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Pierre Watkin

Admiral

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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