"The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter."
John Wayne
as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
Dan Dailey
as 'Jughead' Carson
Maureen O'Hara
as Min Wead
Ward Bond
as John Dodge
Ken Curtis
as John Dale Price
Edmund Lowe
as Adm. Moffett
Kenneth Tobey
as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
James Todd
as Jack Travis
Barry Kelley
as Capt. Jock Clark
Sig Ruman
as Manager
Henry O'Neill
as Capt. Spear
Willis Bouchey
as Barton
Dorothy Jordan
as Rose Brentmann
Evelyn Rudie
as Doris Wead
Chuck Roberson
as Officer
Ray Baker
as Captain
Peter Ortiz
as Lt. Charles Dexter
Frank Wead
Writer
John Ford
Director
Frank Fenton
Screenplay
William Wister Haines
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
A. Arnold Gillespie
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe
John Dale Price
Technical Advisor
Walter Plunkett
Wardrobe Master
Wesley C. Miller
Sound Supervisor
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
James E. Newcom
Associate Producer
Paul Vogel
Director of Photography
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Gene Ruggiero
Editor
F. Keogh Gleason
William A. Horning
Art Direction
Jeff Alexander
Original Music Composer
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
Charles Schnee
Producer
Malcolm Brown
