Destroyer

Release date: 08/19/1943

Genres:

Adventure, Drama, War

Countries:

United States of America

Rating:

6.6

You'll Always Remember . . . And Never Forget . . . 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.

Actors

Edward G. Robinson

Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski

Glenn Ford

Mickey Donohue

Edgar Buchanan

Kansas Jackson

Marguerite Chapman

Mary Boleslavski

Regis Toomey

Lt. Cmdr. Clark

Warren Ashe

Lt. Bert Marton

Leo Gorcey

Seaman Sarecky

Edward Brophy

Engineer Casey

Eddy Waller

Marty, a riveter

Roger Clark

Chief Engineer

Curt Bois

Swab with large nose

Kenneth MacDonald

Admiral (Clark's CO)

Charles D. Brown

Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

Cliff Clark

Commandant

Richard Loo

Japanese Submarine Commander

Benson Fong

Japanese Sonar Man

Lloyd Bridges

2nd Fireman (uncredited)

Tris Coffin

Doctor #1 (uncredited)

Bud Geary

2nd Ship Fitter (uncredited)

Eddie Hall

Austin (uncredited)

Charles McGraw

Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Milburn Stone

Radioman (uncredited)

Dennis Moore

Communications Officer (uncredited)

Larry Parks

Ens. Johnson (uncredited)

Shirley Patterson

Bigbee's Girl (uncredited)

Gene Rizzi

Survivor (uncredited)

Dean Benton

Moore

Lynton Brent

Doctor

Stanley Brown

Marine / Fireman

Eddy Chandler

Chief Gunner's Mate

Edmund Cobb

1st Workman

Eddie Dew

Survivor

Lester Dorr

1st Ship Fitter

Al Hill

Knife-Eating Sailor

David Holt

Sobbing Sailor

Bobby Jordan

Sobbing Sailor

Mauritz Hugo

Survivor

George Magrill

Marine

Robert McKenzie

Justice of the Peace

Frank Melton

Doctor

John Merton

Chief Quartermaster

Gertrude Messinger

Girl

Pat O'Malley

Postman

Mickey Rentschler

J.V. Talker

Addison Richards

Ship Building Foreman

Virginia Sale

Kansas' Dance Partner

Charles Sherlock

Chief Machinist's Mate

John Tyrrell

Marine

Dale Van Sickel

Sailor

Dorothy Vernon

Justice of the Peace's Wife

Pierre Watkin

Admiral

Destroyer

Actors

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