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The Gallant Hours
The Gallant Hours

The Gallant Hours

They Called Him the Bull of the Pacific...His Name Was Halsey..But the Enemy Spelled it Hell!

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A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

115 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

13 June 1960

Country

United States of America

Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

Andy Lowe

Ward Costello

Ward Costello

Harry Black

Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Mike Pulaski

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Roy Webb

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Frank Enright

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Horace Keys ("Doc")

Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Bill Bailey

Richard Carlyle

Richard Carlyle

Father Gehring

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Robert Ghormley

William Schallert

William Schallert

Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Vandergrift

Leon Lontoc

Leon Lontoc

Manuel

Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Roy Geiger

Harry Landers

Harry Landers

Joseph Foss

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Narration (American scenes)

Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narration (Japanese scenes)

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Colonel Evans Carlson

James Yagi

James Yagi

Rear Admiral Jiro Kobe

Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Adm. Dan Callaghan (uncredited)

Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

Rear Admiral Norm Scott (uncredited)

Maggie Magennis

Maggie Magennis

Red Cross Nurse Young (uncredited)

John McKee

John McKee

Lieutenant Harrison Ludlam (uncredited)

Richard H. Cutting

Richard H. Cutting

Selmer Jackson

Selmer Jackson

Jim Jacobs

Jim Jacobs

Frank Latimore

Frank Latimore

Herbert Lytton

Herbert Lytton

Tyler McVey

Tyler McVey

Robert Montgomery Jr.

Robert Montgomery Jr.

Rollin Moriyama

Rollin Moriyama

Stuart Randall

Stuart Randall

William Schallert

William Schallert

Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey

John Zaremba

John Zaremba

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