This 1944 war film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne, Dennis O'Keefe and Susan Hayward portrays the fictitious origin of the U.S. Navy's "Seabees" in World War II. Of the supporting cast, William Frawley (best known as Fred Mertz from I Love Lucy) stands out as Irish seabee Eddie Powers, who virtually signs his own death warrant when he begins singing happily just before an enemy sneak attack. Click here for detailed information and history.
An offbeat 1970 war film about a group of enterprising World War II soldiers from the U.S. 35th Infantry Division. Directed by Brian G. Hutton, who also directed the 1968 WW II drama Where Eagles Dare, the film starred Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, and Carroll O'Connor. Click here for detailed information and history.
