Destroyer (1943)
Flagwaving story of a new American destroyer, the JOHN PAUL JONES, from the day her keel is laid, to what was very nearly her last voyage. Among the crew, is Steve Boleslavski, a shipyard welder that helped build her, who reenlists, with his old rank of Chief bosuns mate. After failing her sea trials, she is assigned to the mail run, until caught up in a disparate battle with a Japanese sub. After getting torpedoed, and on the verge of sinking, the Captain, and crew hatch a plan to try and save the ship, and destroy the sub.
Director:
William A. Seiter
Writers:
Frank Wead, Lewis Meltzer, Borden Chase.
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Edward G. Robinson as Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski |
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Glenn Ford as Mickey Donohue |
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Edgar Buchanan as Kansas Jackson |
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Marguerite Chapman as Mary Boleslavski |
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Regis Toomey as Lt. Cmdr. Clark |
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Warren Ashe as Lt. Bert Marton |
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Leo Gorcey as Seaman Sarecky |
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Edward Brophy as Engineer Casey |
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Eddy Waller as Marty, a riveter |
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Roger Clark as Chief Engineer |
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Curt Bois as Swab with large nose |
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Kenneth MacDonald as Admiral (Clark's CO) |
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Charles D. Brown as Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty |
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Cliff Clark as Commandant |
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Richard Loo as Japanese Submarine Commander |
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Benson Fong as Japanese Sonar Man |
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Lloyd Bridges as 2nd Fireman (uncredited) |
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Tristram Coffin as Doctor #1 (uncredited) |
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Bud Geary as 2nd Ship Fitter (uncredited) |
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Eddie Hall as Austin (uncredited) |
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Charles McGraw as Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited) |
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Milburn Stone as Radioman (uncredited) |
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Dennis Moore as Communications Officer (uncredited) |
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Larry Parks as Ens. Johnson (uncredited) |
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Shirley Patterson as Bigbee's Girl (uncredited) |
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Gene Rizzi as Survivor (uncredited) |
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Frank Beckford as Yeoman |
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Dean Benton as Moore |
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Lynton Brent as Doctor |
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Roy Brent as Sailor |
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Stanley Brown as Marine / Fireman |
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George Bruggeman as Cook |
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Alma Carroll as Sailor's Girl Friend |
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Eddy Chandler as Chief Gunner's Mate |
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Edmund Cobb as 1st Workman |
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Eddie Coke as Storekeeper |
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Eleanor Counts as Sarecky's Girl |
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Roy Darmour as Pharmacist's Mate |
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Eddie Dew as Survivor |
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Lester Dorr as 1st Ship Fitter |
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John Estes as Helmsman |
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Jerry Franks Jr. as Pharmacist's Mate / Bridge Talker |
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Jack Gardner as Sailor |
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Lloyd Hanson as Collins |
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Al Hill as Knife-Eating Sailor |
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David Holt as Sobbing Sailor |
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Bobby Jordan as Sobbing Sailor |
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David S. Horsley as Thomas |
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Mauritz Hugo as Survivor |
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Stephen Keyes as Seaman Guard |
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George Magrill as Marine |
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Don McGill as Survivor |
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Robert McKenzie as Justice of the Peace |
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David McKim as Signalman |
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Frank Melton as Doctor |
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John Merton as Chief Quartermaster |
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Gertrude Messinger as Girl |
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Bob Milton as J.V. Talker |
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Pat O'Malley as Postman |
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Paul Perry as Doctor |
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Don Peters as Helmsman |
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Neil Reagan as Lt. J.C. Randolph |
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Mickey Rentschler as J.V. Talker |
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Addison Richards as Ship Building Foreman |
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Ronald R. Rondell as Survivor |
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Clark Ross as Pharmacist's Mate |
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Virginia Sale as Kansas' Dance Partner |
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Charles Sherlock as Chief Machinist's Mate |
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George Sherwood as Workman |
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Mel Shubert as James |
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John Tyrrell as Marine |
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Dale Van Sickel as Sailor |
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Dorothy Vernon as Justice of the Peace's Wife |
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Pierre Watkin as Admiral |
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Frank Wayne as Pharmacist's Mate |
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Craig Woods as Bigbee |
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Billy Young as Storekeeper |
| Directing | William A. Seiter | Director |
| Writing | Frank Wead | Story |
| Writing | Frank Wead | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lewis Meltzer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Borden Chase | Screenplay |
| Directing | Milton Carter | Assistant Director |
| Art | Cary Odell | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Frank Tuttle | Interior Designer |
| Sound | Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| Sound | Anthony Collins | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Louis F. Edelman | Producer |
| Camera | Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gene Havlick | Editor |
| Art | Lionel Banks | Art Direction |
