"Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII."
Preston Foster
as Father Donnelly
Lloyd Nolan
as Sgt. Hook Malone
William Bendix
as Corp. Taxi Potts
Richard Conte
as Capt. Davis
Anthony Quinn
as Jesus ('Soose') Alverez
Richard Jaeckel
as Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson
Roy Roberts
as Capt. Jame Cross
Minor Watson
as Col Wallace E. Grayson
Ralph Byrd
as Ned Rowman
Lionel Stander
as Sgt. Butch
Reed Hadley
as War Correspondent/ Narrator
John Archer
as Lt. Thurmond
Eddie Acuff
as Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
as Col. Morton (uncredited)
Marion Carl
as Marine Pilot (uncredited)
Harry Carter
as Dispatch Officer (uncredited)
Tom Dawson
as Captain (uncredited)
Jason Evers
as Bit Role (uncredited)
Walter Fenner
as Col. Roper (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
as Marine Extra (uncredited)
Robert Ford
as Marine (uncredited)
Paul Fung
as Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)
Fred Graham
as Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)
Louis Hart
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
George Holmes
Russell Hoyt
Selmer Jackson
as Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Allen Jung
as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Charles Lang
Jack Luden
as Major (uncredited)
Miles Mander
as Weatherby (uncredited)
David Peters
Bob Rose
as Sammy Kline (uncredited)
Larry Thompson
as Chaplain (uncredited)
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
Charles G. Clarke
Cinematography
Leland Fuller