Destroyer (1943)

You'll Always Remember . . . And Never Forget . . . Destroyer

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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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)

Tristram 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)

F

Frank Beckford

Yeoman

Dean Benton

Moore

Lynton Brent

Doctor

R

Roy Brent

Sailor

Stanley Brown

Marine / Fireman

G

George Bruggeman

Cook

Alma Carroll

Sailor's Girl Friend

Eddy Chandler

Chief Gunner's Mate

Edmund Cobb

1st Workman

E

Eddie Coke

Storekeeper

E

Eleanor Counts

Sarecky's Girl

R

Roy Darmour

Pharmacist's Mate

Eddie Dew

Survivor

Lester Dorr

1st Ship Fitter

J

John Estes

Helmsman

J

Jerry Franks Jr.

Pharmacist's Mate / Bridge Talker

J

Jack Gardner

Sailor

L

Lloyd Hanson

Collins

Al Hill

Knife-Eating Sailor

David Holt

Sobbing Sailor

Bobby Jordan

Sobbing Sailor

D

David S. Horsley

Thomas

Mauritz Hugo

Survivor

S

Stephen Keyes

Seaman Guard

George Magrill

Marine

D

Don McGill

Survivor

Robert McKenzie

Justice of the Peace

D

David McKim

Signalman

Frank Melton

Doctor

John Merton

Chief Quartermaster

Gertrude Messinger

Girl

B

Bob Milton

J.V. Talker

Pat O'Malley

Postman

P

Paul Perry

Doctor

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