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:
Philip Stevenson, Leopold Atlas, Guy Endore.
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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 | Philip Stevenson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Leopold Atlas | Screenplay |
| Writing | Guy Endore | Screenplay |
| Sound | Edward Nelson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Harry Redmond Jr. | Special Effects |
| Production | William McGarry | Production Manager |
| Camera | Archie Stout | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Otho Lovering | Supervising Film Editor |
| Sound | Joseph I. Kane | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jack Noyes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Harvey Dwight | Location Manager |
| Sound | Louis Applebaum | Music Director |
| Sound | Frank McWhorter | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Ray Heinz | Production Manager |
| Editing | Albrecht Joseph | Editor |
| Camera | Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Art | Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Production | Lester Cowan | Producer |
| Art | David S. Hall | Art Direction |
| Production | David S. Hall | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |