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Destroyer( 1943)

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You'll Always Remember . . . And Never Forget . . . Destroyer

Overview

Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief bosuns mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a disparate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Edward G. Robinson

      Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski

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      Glenn Ford

      Mickey Donohue

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      Edgar Buchanan

      Kansas Jackson

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      Marguerite Chapman

      Mary Boleslavski

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      Regis Toomey

      Lt. Cmdr. Clark

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      Warren Ashe

      Lt. Bert Marton

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      Leo Gorcey

      Seaman Sarecky

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      Edward Brophy

      Engineer Casey

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      Eddy Waller

      Marty, a riveter

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      Roger Clark

      Chief Engineer

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      Curt Bois

      Swab with large nose

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      Kenneth MacDonald

      Admiral (Clark's CO)

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      Charles D. Brown

      Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

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      Cliff Clark

      Commandant

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      Richard Loo

      Japanese Submarine Commander

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      Benson Fong

      Japanese Sonar Man

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      Lloyd Bridges

      2nd Fireman (uncredited)

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      Tris Coffin

      Doctor #1 (uncredited)

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      Bud Geary

      2nd Ship Fitter (uncredited)

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      Eddie Hall

      Austin (uncredited)

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      Charles McGraw

      Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

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      Milburn Stone

      Radioman (uncredited)

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      Dennis Moore

      Communications Officer (uncredited)

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      Larry Parks

      Ens. Johnson (uncredited)

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      Shirley Patterson

      Bigbee's Girl (uncredited)

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      Gene Rizzi

      Survivor (uncredited)

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      Frank Beckford

      Yeoman

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      Dean Benton

      Moore

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      Lynton Brent

      Doctor

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      Roy Brent

      Sailor

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      Stanley Brown

      Marine / Fireman

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      George Bruggeman

      Cook

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      Alma Carroll

      Sailor's Girl Friend

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      Eddy Chandler

      Chief Gunner's Mate

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      Edmund Cobb

      1st Workman

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      Eddie Coke

      Storekeeper

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      Eleanor Counts

      Sarecky's Girl

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      Roy Darmour

      Pharmacist's Mate

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      Eddie Dew

      Survivor

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      Lester Dorr

      1st Ship Fitter

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      John Estes

      Helmsman

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      Jerry Franks Jr.

      Pharmacist's Mate / Bridge Talker

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      Jack Gardner

      Sailor

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      Lloyd Hanson

      Collins

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      Al Hill

      Knife-Eating Sailor

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      David Holt

      Sobbing Sailor

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      Bobby Jordan

      Sobbing Sailor

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      David S. Horsley

      Thomas

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      Mauritz Hugo

      Survivor

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      Stephen Keyes

      Seaman Guard

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      George Magrill

      Marine

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      Don McGill

      Survivor

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      Robert McKenzie

      Justice of the Peace

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      David McKim

      Signalman

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      Frank Melton

      Doctor

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      John Merton

      Chief Quartermaster

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      Gertrude Messinger

      Girl

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      Bob Milton

      J.V. Talker

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      Pat O'Malley

      Postman

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      Paul Perry

      Doctor

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      Don Peters

      Helmsman

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      Neil Reagan

      Lt. J.C. Randolph

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      Mickey Rentschler

      J.V. Talker

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      Addison Richards

      Ship Building Foreman

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      Ronald R. Rondell

      Survivor

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      Clark Ross

      Pharmacist's Mate

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      Virginia Sale

      Kansas' Dance Partner

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      Charles Sherlock

      Chief Machinist's Mate

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      George Sherwood

      Workman

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      Mel Shubert

      James

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      John Tyrrell

      Marine

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      Dale Van Sickel

      Sailor

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      Dorothy Vernon

      Justice of the Peace's Wife

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      Pierre Watkin

      Admiral

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      Frank Wayne

      Pharmacist's Mate

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      Craig Woods

      Bigbee

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      Billy Young

      Storekeeper

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Apr 04 2022
    It's really just a bit of wartime propaganda this - extolling the sterling efforts of the US Navy destroyer. From the build, through it's launch and maritime trials, this film follows "Boley" (Edward G. Robinson) who served on the last "USS John Paul Jones" and is determined to serve on this one. That determination causes upset with the younger "Donohue" (Glenn Ford) who is bumped of that gig - and the two men just don't get along. "Donohue" takes up with the older man's daughter "Mary" (Marguerite Chapman) and that just adds to their tensions. At sea - where this film spends nowhere near enoug...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • ship
    • destroyer
    • ship launch
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