Guadalcanal Diary (1943) - film review

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Guadalcanal Diary is an American war film first released in 1943, directed by Lewis Seiler. The film stars Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte and Anthony Quinn Alvarez. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Lewis Seiler
Script: Lamar Trotti, Jerome Cady, Richard Tregaskis
Photo: Charles G. Clarke
Music: David Buttolph
Cast: Preston Foster (Father Donnelly), Lloyd Nolan (Gunnery Sgt. Hook Malone), William Bendix (Cpl. Aloysius T. ’Taxi’ Potts), Richard Conte (Capt. Don Davis), Anthony Quinn (Pvt. Jesus (’Soose’) Alvarez), Richard Jaeckel (Pvt. Johnny (’Chicken’) Anderson), Roy Roberts (Capt. James Cross), Minor Watson (Col. Wallace E. Grayson), Ralph Byrd (Ned Rowman), Lionel Stander (Sgt. Butch), Reed Hadley (War correspondent), John Archer (Lt. Thurmond), Eddie Acuff (Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy), Warren Ashe (Col. Morton), Martin Black (Marine), Marion Carl (Marine pilot), Harry Carter (Dispatch officer), Tom Dawson (Captain), Jason Evers (Bit Role), Walter Fenner (Col. Roper), Robert Ford (Marine), Paul Fung (Japanese prisoner), Fred Graham (Marine listening to baseball game on radio), Louis Hart (Lieutenant), George Holmes (Marine), Russell Hoyt (Marine), Selmer Jackson (Col. Thompson), Allen Jung (Japanese officer), Charles Lang (Marine), Jack Luden (Major), Miles Mander (Weatherby (copra plantation supervisor)), David Peters (Marine), Bob Rose (Sammy Kline), Larry Thompson (Chaplain)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 93 min; B&W

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