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Guadalcanal Diary
Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

The Victory picture of the year !

Genres

ActionWarDrama

OverView

Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

27 October 1943

Country

United States of America

Cast

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Father Donnelly

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Sgt. Hook Malone

William Bendix

William Bendix

Corp. Taxi Potts

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Capt. Davis

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Jesus ('Soose') Alverez

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Capt. Jame Cross

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Col Wallace E. Grayson

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Ned Rowman

Lionel Stander

Lionel Stander

Sgt. Butch

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

War Correspondent/ Narrator

John Archer

John Archer

Lt. Thurmond

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)

Warren Ashe

Warren Ashe

Col. Morton (uncredited)

Marion Carl

Marion Carl

Marine Pilot (uncredited)

Harry Carter

Harry Carter

Dispatch Officer (uncredited)

Tom Dawson

Tom Dawson

Captain (uncredited)

Jason Evers

Jason Evers

Bit Role (uncredited)

Walter Fenner

Walter Fenner

Col. Roper (uncredited)

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Marine Extra (uncredited)

Robert Ford

Robert Ford

Marine (uncredited)

Paul Fung

Paul Fung

Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Fred Graham

Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)

Louis Hart

Louis Hart

Lieutenant (uncredited)

George Holmes

George Holmes

Marine (uncredited)

Russell Hoyt

Russell Hoyt

Marine (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Col. Thompson (uncredited)

Allen Jung

Allen Jung

Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Charles Lang

Charles Lang

Marine (uncredited)

Jack Luden

Jack Luden

Major (uncredited)

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Weatherby (uncredited)

David Peters

David Peters

Marine (uncredited)

Bob Rose

Bob Rose

Sammy Kline (uncredited)

Larry Thompson

Larry Thompson

Chaplain (uncredited)

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