The thrilling story of America's supermen!
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
Sawyer Collins
The film's tagline is: "The thrilling story of America's supermen!"
The production budget was $1.5M.
The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).
The film was directed by Edward Ludwig.
The screenplay was written by Borden Chase and Æneas MacKenzie.
Cinematography was handled by William Bradford.
The film features a large ensemble cast of over 68 credited actors.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0036824.
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Average
53 votes
The Fighting Seabees
Released
NR
English
United States of America
$1,500,000
