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The Pacific, 1942. Construction boss Wedge Donovan hits out at the law which prevents his workers from being armed, therefore, becoming easy prey for the Japanese. With the help of Washington he sets up an armed engineering outfit- a Construction Battalion (or Seabee). Bullheaded and impatient, Wedge makes some costly mistakes. .. Read more

Starring John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe
Director Edward Ludwig
Genres Action/Adventure

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    • Standard World War II flagwaver in which Wayne, having fought for the principle that a non-combatant pioneer corps... read more on Time Out

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      big john

      john wayne defined the word movie star.this has dated badly,but john shines through with his screen presence.give it a go!

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      Gung Ho Stuff

      Classic jingoism from a wartime propaganda movie. Morter round destroys Tanks on demand (uh huh), grenade pins pulled with the teeth (you'd loose your teeth... read more »

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      Poor Disk Quality

      Would have enjoyed this film more if the previous viewer had taken better care of the disk.

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      fight the good fight

      Tense drama i found very good from the start.Waynes character in and out of uniform remains authoritive.Leadership at its best .

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      big john

      john wayne defined the word movie star.this has dated badly,but john shines through with his screen presence.give it a go!

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    • The Fighting Seabees
      The Pacific, 1942. Construction boss Wedge Donovan hits out at the law which prevents his workers from being armed, therefore, becoming easy prey for the Japanese. With the help of Washington he sets up an armed engineering outfit- a Construction Battalion (or Seabee). Bullheaded and impatient, ...

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