| The Fighting Seabees | |
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| Directed by | Edward Ludwig |
| Written by | Borden Chase Aeneas MacKenzie |
| Produced by | Albert J. Cohen |
| Starring | John Wayne Susan Hayward Dennis O'Keefe William Frawley |
| Cinematography | William Bradford |
| Edited by | Richard L. Van Enger |
| Music by | Walter Scharf Roy Webb |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million[1] or $720,000[2] |
| Box office | $1.9 million[3] or $3.5 million[2] |
The Fighting Seabees is a 1944 American war film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers.[4] The Fighting Seabees portrays a heavily fictionalized account of the dilemma that led to the creation of the U.S. Navy's "Seabees" in World War II.[5][6] At the 17th Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for Walter Scharf and Roy Webb but the award went to Max Steiner for Since You Went Away.
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Varietywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Alan Ladd Just Makes Money But Yens Prestige". Variety. 22 May 1957. p. 7.
- ^ "'Little Three' Come of Age, Ride Boom BO, Produce Costlier Films". Variety. 12 April 1944. p. 7.
- ^ Halliwell 1989, p. 345.
- ^ "Screen News Here and in Hollywood: Republic will make the 'Fighting Seabees,' its most ambitious film, with Navy help; 'Air Force' in 9th week continues at the Hollywood; 'Happy Go Lucky' is among three pictures held over." The New York Times, March 31, 1943, p. 23.
- ^ Stevenson, John (May 14, 1987). "Reading: Hating the Japanese Why during World War II were the Japanese perceived as being more treacherous and atrocious than the Nazis?". Chicago Reader. Retrieved November 29, 2019.