Stand by for Action
“The mightiest naval drama of all time!”
DirectorRobert Z. Leonard
ScreenplayLaurence Kirk, George Bruce
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.
Release
Dec 31, 1942
Budget
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Country
United States
Revenue
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Cast
Robert Taylor
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Charles Laughton
Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
Brian Donlevy
Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
Walter Brennan
Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
Chill Wills
Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann
Marilyn Maxwell
Audrey Carr
Henry O'Neill
Cmdr. Stone M.C
Marta Linden
Mary Collins
Douglass Dumbrille
Capt. Ludlow
Richard Quine
Ensign Lindsay
William Tannen
Flag Lt. Dudley
Douglas Fowley
Ensign Martin
Tim Ryan
Lt. Tim Ryan
Dick Simmons
Lt. (jg) Royce
Byron Foulger
Pharmacist's Mate 'Doc' Miller
Hobart Cavanaugh
Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Inez Cooper
Susan Garrison
Ben Welden
Chief Quartermaster Rankin
Douglas Wood
Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
Jason (uncredited)
Theodore von Eltz
Commander (uncredited)
Elizabeth Russell
Expectant Mother (uncredited)
Hal Le Sueur
Lookout (uncredited)
Robert Kent
Hank Nels (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Ship Officer (uncredited)
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