Dennis O'Keefe, John Wayne, Susan Hayward

All-American hero John Wayne takes a crew of construction workers and turns them into one of WWII's toughest fighting forces in this action-packed war classic. But first he has to convince the army b...( read more  read more... )rass to let his civilians bear arms, and then he's got to whip them into combat shape. Now Wayne is fighting for his life on a different battlefield when he's brought up on court-martial charges for leading his troops in an all-out assault against the Japanese. It's Wayne at his best, playing the kind of rough-and-tumble man of honor that made him a legend and Hollywood's biggest star. An entertaining combination of strong supporting performances by Daniel O'Keefe and ravishing, about-to-be superstar Susan Hayward.

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3,836 ratings

Unrated, 100 min.

Directed by: Edward Ludwig

Release Date: March 10, 1944

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001

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  • November 15, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throguhout this movie.....i think that dennis o keefe, john wayne, susan hayward play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the dire...( read more)ctor of this wartime/drama/action/adventure movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie....i think that the fight scenes n the gun shoot outs were good throughout this movie i think that this is a good war movie 2 watch
  • August 3, 2009
    I think that I can survive without this one.
  • July 25, 2009
    Saw it before and really love his movies
  • March 11, 2009
    Outstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • November 26, 2008
    All-American hero John Wayne takes a crew of construction workers and turns them into one of WWII's toughest fighting forces in this action-packed war classic. But first he has to convince the army b...( read more read more... )rass to let his civilians bear arms, and then he's g...( read more)ot to whip them into combat shape. Now Wayne is fighting for his life on a different battlefield when he's brought up on court-martial charges for leading his troops in an all-out assault against the Japanese. It's Wayne at his best, playing the kind of rough-and-tumble man of honor that made him a legend and Hollywood's biggest star. An entertaining combination of strong supporting performances by Daniel O'Keefe and ravishing, about-to-be superstar Susan Hayward.
  • April 2, 2008
    Love the pairing of Hayward and Wayne. Love the movie, but the romantic subplot has a silly ending to me.
  • February 1, 2008
    i sang this is school and i am scared for life
  • June 22, 2007
    its a very good flim

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