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Guadalcanal Diary

19435.6 / 1093 min

Action, War, Drama

Overview

The Victory picture of the year !

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

Cast

Preston Foster

Father Donnelly

Lloyd Nolan

Sgt. Hook Malone

William Bendix

Corp. Taxi Potts

Richard Conte

Capt. Davis

Anthony Quinn

Jesus ('Soose') Alverez

Richard Jaeckel

Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson

Roy Roberts

Capt. Jame Cross

Minor Watson

Col Wallace E. Grayson

Ralph Byrd

Ned Rowman

Lionel Stander

Sgt. Butch

Reed Hadley

War Correspondent/ Narrator

John Archer

Lt. Thurmond

Eddie Acuff

Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)

Warren Ashe

Col. Morton (uncredited)

Marion Carl

Marine Pilot (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Dispatch Officer (uncredited)

Tom Dawson

Captain (uncredited)

Jason Evers

Bit Role (uncredited)

Walter Fenner

Col. Roper (uncredited)

Glenn Ford

Marine Extra (uncredited)

Robert Ford

Marine (uncredited)

Paul Fung

Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)

Louis Hart

Lieutenant (uncredited)

George Holmes

Marine (uncredited)

Russell Hoyt

Marine (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Allen Jung

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Charles Lang

Marine (uncredited)

Jack Luden

Major (uncredited)

Miles Mander

Weatherby (uncredited)

David Peters

Marine (uncredited)

Bob Rose

Sammy Kline (uncredited)

Larry Thompson

Chaplain (uncredited)

Crew

Richard Tregaskis

Novel

David Buttolph

Original Music Composer

Jerome Cady

Adaptation

Lewis Seiler

Director

Lamar Trotti

Screenplay

Fred Allen

Editor

Bryan Foy

Producer

James Basevi

Art Direction

Islin Auster

Producer

Charles G. Clarke

Cinematography

Leland Fuller

Art Direction