---
title: 'The Fighting Seabees (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Ludwig'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-fighting-seabees-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036824/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Fighting Seabees (1944)

1944 · 96 min · Drama, Action, War · United States


## Synopsis

The Fighting Seabees is a 1944 American war film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring John Wayne and Susan Hayward. The supporting cast includes Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Leonid Kinsky, Addison Richards and Grant Withers. The Fighting Seabees portrays a heavily fictionalized account of the dilemma that led to the creation of the U.S. Navy's "Seabees" in World War II. At the 17th Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for Walter Scharf and Roy Webb but the award went to Max Steiner for Since You Went Away.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ludwig)
- **Screenplay:** [Borden Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/borden-chase), [Æneas MacKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/neas-mackenzie)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Walter Scharf](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-scharf)
- **Director of Photography:** [William Bradford](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bradford)
- **Editor:** [Richard L. Van Enger](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-l-van-enger)

## Cast

- [Dennis O'Keefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-o-keefe)
- [William Frawley](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-frawley)
- [Grant Withers](https://cinepixo.com/people/grant-withers)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)
- [Leonid Kinskey](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-kinskey)
- [Addison Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/addison-richards)
- [Duncan Renaldo](https://cinepixo.com/people/duncan-renaldo)
- [J. M. Kerrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-m-kerrigan)
- [Susan Hayward](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-hayward)
- [Paul Fix](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-fix)
- [Robert J. Wilke](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-j-wilke)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-trowbridge)

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