Summary
Stand by for Action is an American war film first released in 1942,
directed by Robert Z. Leonard.
The film stars Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan and Marilyn Maxwell.
It has also been released under the title: Cargo of Innocents.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Robert Z. Leonard
- Script: Laurence Kirk, Harvey S. Haislip, R.C. Sherriff, George Bruce, John L. Balderston, Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Photo: Charles Rosher
- Cast: Robert Taylor (Lieut. Gregg Masterman), Charles Laughton (Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas), Brian Donlevy (Lieut. Cmdr. Martin J. Roberts), Walter Brennan (Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson), Marilyn Maxwell (Audrey Carr), Henry O’Neill (Cmdr. Stone M.C), Marta Linden (Mary Collins), Chill Wills (Chief Boatswain’s Mate Jenks), Douglass Dumbrille (Captain Ludlow), Richard Quine (Ensign Lindsay), William Tannen (Flag Lieut. Dudley), Douglas Fowley (Ensign Martin), Tim Ryan (Lieut. Tim Ryan), Dick Simmons (Lieut. (jg) Royce), Byron Foulger (Pharmacist’s Mate ’Doc’ Miller), Hobart Cavanaugh (Carpenter’s Mate ’Chips’), Inez Cooper (Susan Garrison), Ben Welden (Chief Quartermaster Rankin), Harry Fleischmann (Chief Signalman), Ernie Alexander (Sailor in Boat), Will Armstrong (Sailor), Billy Bletcher (Sailor), Wally Cassell (Talker), Jim Davis (Talker), Calvin Emery (Lookout), Frank Hagney (Sailor), Oscar ’Dutch’ Hendrian (Sailor), Robert Kent (Hank Nels), Hal Le Sueur (Lookout), Ralph McCullough (Sailor in Boat), James Millican (Talker), Bea Nigro (Senator’s Wife), Spec O’Donnell (Sailor Jason), ’Snub’ Pollard (Sailor), William Roberts (Marine Messenger), Elizabeth Russell (Expectant Mother), Theodore von Eltz (’Commander’ – Tennis Opponent), Pat West (Sailor), Frank Whitbeck (Narrator), Harry Wilson (Sailor), Douglas Wood (Senator Masterman), Duke York (Sailor)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 109 min; B&W
- Aka: Cargo of Innocents
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