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Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

The Victory picture of the year !

Genre : Action, War, Drama

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Lewis Seiler
Writer : Lamar Trotti

Synopsis

Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

Actors

Preston Foster
Preston Foster
Father Donnelly
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Sgt. Hook Malone
William Bendix
William Bendix
Corp. Taxi Potts
Richard Conte
Richard Conte
Capt. Davis
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Jesus ('Soose') Alverez
Richard Jaeckel
Richard Jaeckel
Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts
Capt. Jame Cross
Minor Watson
Minor Watson
Col Wallace E. Grayson
Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd
Ned Rowman
Lionel Stander
Lionel Stander
Sgt. Butch
Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley
War Correspondent/ Narrator
John Archer
John Archer
Lt. Thurmond
Eddie Acuff
Eddie Acuff
Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
Warren Ashe
Col. Morton (uncredited)
Martin Black
Martin Black
Marine (uncredited)
Marion Carl
Marion Carl
Marine Pilot (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Harry Carter
Dispatch Officer (uncredited)
Tom Dawson
Tom Dawson
Captain (uncredited)
Jason Evers
Jason Evers
Bit Role (uncredited)
Walter Fenner
Walter Fenner
Col. Roper (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Marine Extra (uncredited)
Robert Ford
Robert Ford
Marine (uncredited)
Paul Fung
Paul Fung
Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Fred Graham
Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)
Louis Hart
Louis Hart
Lieutenant (uncredited)
George Holmes
George Holmes
Marine (uncredited)
Russell Hoyt
Russell Hoyt
Marine (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Allen Jung
Allen Jung
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Charles Lang
Charles Lang
Marine (uncredited)
Jack Luden
Jack Luden
Major (uncredited)
Miles Mander
Miles Mander
Weatherby (uncredited)
David Peters
David Peters
Marine (uncredited)
Bob Rose
Bob Rose
Sammy Kline (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
Larry Thompson
Chaplain (uncredited)

Crews

Lewis Seiler
Lewis Seiler
Director
Richard Tregaskis
Richard Tregaskis
Novel
Lamar Trotti
Lamar Trotti
Screenplay
Jerome Cady
Jerome Cady
Adaptation
David Buttolph
David Buttolph
Original Music Composer
Islin Auster
Islin Auster
Producer
Bryan Foy
Bryan Foy
Producer
Charles G. Clarke
Charles G. Clarke
Cinematography
Fred Allen
Fred Allen
Editor
James Basevi
James Basevi
Art Direction
Leland Fuller
Leland Fuller
Art Direction

Trailers and other movies

GUADALCANAL DIARY(1943) Original Theatrical Trailer

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