The Fighting Seabees
1944 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 4,041 VOTES · DIR. Edward Ludwig
Overview
Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the Navy to protect them. After a series of attacks by the Japanese, something new is tried, Construction Battalions (CBs=Seabees). The new CBs have to both build and be ready to fight.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,124 lines
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00:00:13 We're the Seabees of the navy
00:03:45 Are you Donovan? Yes.
00:06:09 yeah!
00:08:34 I see.
00:12:38 Mr. Donovan had a construction job on the island when the Japanese attacked, sir.
00:15:04 You'll know more about it in 24 hours than I do, Miss Chesley.
00:18:28 Ever been to Hawaii? Europe? No.
00:21:38 It's lovely here, bob. How far is it to the barracks?
00:23:59 It's first things first in the navy, Mr. Donovan.
00:27:45 Here we are. Now, if you would do me the honor-
00:30:08 When the job's finished, there'll be no more sand, no more gravel, no more cement.
00:34:06 All right, come in, men, all of you. Come on in. Hurry it up.
00:37:38 Kerrick and his sailors are waiting for them at the airfield.
00:46:53 I loved it.
00:51:44 And when it's over, you can't think too much about that.
00:55:42 And don't forget those daily reports.
00:58:09 We've got a 24-hour leave. I'm meeting him at the mayflower for dinner.
01:01:40 You still have beautiful eyes
01:05:15 All this excitement is too much for you.
01:09:58 It. Hood, we'll go up the crest and establish a line of resistance.
01:14:31 Sure, with me doin' the work and you the thinkin'.
01:23:24 Fall back, men! Fall back to the ridge!
01:30:23 Hold your fire till you get 'em under your guns, then let 'em have it.
01:34:37 Seabees
Cast & Characters
John Wayne
Lt. Cmdr. Wedge Donovan
Susan Hayward
Constance Chesley
Dennis O'Keefe
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Yarrow
William Frawley
Eddie Powers
Leonid Kinskey
Johnny Novasky
J.M. Kerrigan
Sawyer Collins
Grant Withers
Whanger Spreckles
Paul Fix
Ding Jacobs
Ben Welden
Yump Lumkin
William Forrest
Lt. Tom Kerrick
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,124
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:34:37
Production Record
DirectorEdward Ludwig
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,500,000
IMDb votes4,041