The Fighting Seabees (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Edward Ludwig |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Romance, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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The Fighting Seabees (1944) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Edward Ludwig .
Academy Awards 1944 --- Ceremony Number 17 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Walter Scharf, Roy Webb | Nominated |
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George Reeves was originally going to co-star alongside John Wayne in this movie, so reported 'The Hollywood Reporter'. Like Susan Hayward in this film, Reeves was going to be loaned by studio Paramount Pictures to the Republic Pictures studio. However, the Army Air Corps drafted Reeves and as such he couldn't appear in this movie.
Roy Barcroft, a Republic stalwart, appears in this film as one of the Seabees. No effort was made to give him a "character" name, they simply referred to him using his real name, "Barcroft".
The film's dedication states: "Proudly and gratefully we dedicate this picture to the Civil Engineer Corps and the Construction Battalions - the Seabees of the United States Navy who have fired the imagination of the world with their colorful exploits throughout the Seven Seas."
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Roy Barcroft, a Republic stalwart, appears in this film as one of the Seabees. No effort was made to give him a "character" name, they simply referred to him using his real name, "Barcroft".
The film's dedication states: "Proudly and gratefully we dedicate this picture to the Civil Engineer Corps and the Construction Battalions - the Seabees of the United States Navy who have fired the imagination of the world with their colorful exploits throughout the Seven Seas."
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