
Destroyer (1943)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.538 |
Directed By
William A. Seiter
Crew
Frank Wead
Frank Wead
William A. Seiter
Lewis Meltzer
Borden Chase
Frank Tuttle
Cary Odell
Anthony Collins
Milton Carter
Morris Stoloff
Franz Planer
Louis F. Edelman
Gene Havlick
Lionel Banks
TOP CAST

Edward G. Robinson
Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski

Glenn Ford
Mickey Donohue

Edgar Buchanan
Kansas Jackson

Marguerite Chapman
Mary Boleslavski

Regis Toomey
Lt. Cmdr. Clark

Warren Ashe
Lt. Bert Marton

Leo Gorcey
Seaman Sarecky

Edward Brophy
Engineer Casey

Eddy Waller
Marty, a riveter

Roger Clark
Chief Engineer

Curt Bois
Swab with large nose

Kenneth MacDonald
Admiral (Clark's CO)

Charles D. Brown
Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty

Cliff Clark
Commandant

Richard Loo
Japanese Submarine Commander

Benson Fong
Japanese Sonar Man

Lloyd Bridges
2nd Fireman (uncredited)

Tris Coffin
Doctor #1 (uncredited)

Bud Geary
2nd Ship Fitter (uncredited)

Eddie Hall
Austin (uncredited)

Charles McGraw
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)

Milburn Stone
Radioman (uncredited)

Dennis Moore
Communications Officer (uncredited)

Larry Parks
Ens. Johnson (uncredited)

Shirley Patterson
Bigbee's Girl (uncredited)

Gene Rizzi
Survivor (uncredited)
Frank Beckford
Yeoman

Dean Benton
Moore

Lynton Brent
Doctor
Roy Brent
Sailor

Stanley Brown
Marine / Fireman
George Bruggeman
Cook
Alma Carroll
Sailor's Girl Friend

Eddy Chandler
Chief Gunner's Mate

Edmund Cobb
1st Workman
Eddie Coke
Storekeeper
Eleanor Counts
Sarecky's Girl
Roy Darmour
Pharmacist's Mate

Eddie Dew
Survivor

Lester Dorr
1st Ship Fitter
John Estes
Helmsman
Jerry Franks Jr.
Pharmacist's Mate / Bridge Talker
Jack Gardner
Sailor
Lloyd Hanson
Collins

Al Hill
Knife-Eating Sailor

David Holt
Sobbing Sailor

Bobby Jordan
Sobbing Sailor
David S. Horsley
Thomas

Mauritz Hugo
Survivor
Stephen Keyes
Seaman Guard