Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
Director:
William A. Wellman
Writers:
Leopold Atlas, Guy Endore, Philip Stevenson.
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Burgess Meredith as Ernie Pyle |
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Robert Mitchum as Bill Walker |
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Freddie Steele as Sgt. Steve Warnicki |
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Wally Cassell as Pvt. Dondaro |
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Jimmy Lloyd as Pvt. Spencer |
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John R. Reilly as Pvt. Robert 'Wingless' Murphy |
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William Murphy as Private Mew |
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Dorothy Coonan Wellman as Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy (uncredited) |
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William Benedict as Pvt. Whitey (uncredited) |
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Bob Hope as Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited) |
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Yolanda Lacca as Amelia, Italian Girl (uncredited) |
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Tito Renaldo as Lopez |
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William Self as "Gawky" Henderson |
| Directing | William A. Wellman | Director |
| Writing | Leopold Atlas | Screenplay |
| Writing | Guy Endore | Screenplay |
| Writing | Philip Stevenson | Screenplay |
| Camera | Archie Stout | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Otho Lovering | Supervising Film Editor |
| Sound | Louis Applebaum | Music Director |
| Sound | Frank McWhorter | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Joseph I. Kane | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Edward Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jack Noyes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Harry Redmond Jr. | Special Effects |
| Production | Ray Heinz | Production Manager |
| Production | William McGarry | Production Manager |
| Production | Harvey Dwight | Location Manager |
| Production | Lester Cowan | Producer |
| Production | David S. Hall | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Albrecht Joseph | Editor |
| Art | David S. Hall | Art Direction |
| Art | Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
