The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.
Director: Lloyd Bacon
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Anne Baxter as Katherine Mary Sullivan |
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Thomas Mitchell as Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan |
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Selena Royle as Mrs. Alleta Sullivan |
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Edward Ryan as Albert Leo 'Al' Sullivan |
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Trudy Marshall as Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan |
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John Campbell as Francis Henry 'Frank' Sullivan |
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James Cardwell as George Thomas Sullivan |
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John Alvin as Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan |
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George Offerman, Jr. as Joesph Eugene 'Joe' Sullivan |
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Roy Roberts as Father Francis |
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Ward Bond as Lt. Cmdr. Robinson |
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Nancy June Robinson as Genevieve, as a child (uncredited) |
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Bobby Driscoll as Al, as a child (uncredited) |
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Mary McCarty as Gladys (uncredited) |
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Johnny Calkins as Joe, as a child (uncredited) |
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Buddy Swan as George, as a child (uncredited) |
| Writing | Edward Doherty | Story |
| Writing | Jules Schermer | Story |
| Directing | Lloyd Bacon | Director |
| Writing | Mary C. McCall, Jr. | Writer |
| Camera | Lucien N. Andriot | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Louis R. Loeffler | Editor |
| Sound | Cyril J. Mockridge | Original Music Composer |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Art | Leland Fuller | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Hubert | Costume Design |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Music Director |
| Sound | George Leverett | Sound |
| Sound | Harry M. Leonard | Sound |