Movie Description
Destroyer
(1943)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : William A. Seiter
- Producer : Louis F. Edelman
- Editor : Gene Havlick
- Cast : Edward G. Robinson,Glenn Ford,Edgar Buchanan,Marguerite Chapman,Regis Toomey,Warren Ashe,Leo Gorcey,Edward Brophy,Eddy Waller,Roger Clark,Curt Bois,Kenneth MacDonald,Charles D. Brown,Cliff Clark,Richard Loo,Benson Fong,Lloyd Bridges,Tris Coffin,Bud Geary,Eddie Hall,Charles McGraw,Milburn Stone,Dennis Moore,Larry Parks,Shirley Patterson,Gene Rizzi,Frank Beckford,Dean Benton,Lynton Brent,Roy Brent,Stanley Brown,George Bruggeman,Alma Carroll,Eddy Chandler,Edmund Cobb,Eddie Coke,Eleanor Counts,Roy Darmour,Eddie Dew,Lester Dorr,John Estes,Jerry Franks Jr.,Jack Gardner,Lloyd Hanson,Al Hill,David Holt,Bobby Jordan,David S. Horsley,Mauritz Hugo,Stephen Keyes,George Magrill,Don McGill,Robert McKenzie,David McKim,Frank Melton,John Merton,Gertrude Messinger,Bob Milton,Pat O'Malley,Paul Perry,Don Peters,Neil Reagan,Mickey Rentschler,Addison Richards,Ronald R. Rondell,Clark Ross,Virginia Sale,Charles Sherlock,George Sherwood,Mel Shubert,John Tyrrell,Dale Van Sickel,Dorothy Vernon,Pierre Watkin,Frank Wayne,Craig Woods,Billy Young
Cast
Steven 'Boley' Boleslavski
Mickey Donohue
Kansas Jackson
Mary Boleslavski
Lt. Cmdr. Clark
Lt. Bert Marton
Seaman Sarecky
Engineer Casey
Marty, a riveter
Chief Engineer
Swab with large nose
Admiral (Clark's CO)
Doctor, finding Boley unfit for further sea duty
Commandant
Japanese Submarine Commander
Japanese Sonar Man
2nd Fireman (uncredited)
Doctor #1 (uncredited)
2nd Ship Fitter (uncredited)
Austin (uncredited)
Assistant Chief Engineer (uncredited)
Radioman (uncredited)
Communications Officer (uncredited)
Ens. Johnson (uncredited)
Bigbee's Girl (uncredited)
Survivor (uncredited)
Yeoman
Moore
Doctor
Sailor
Marine / Fireman
Cook
Sailor's Girl Friend
Chief Gunner's Mate
1st Workman
Storekeeper
Sarecky's Girl
Pharmacist's Mate
Survivor
1st Ship Fitter
Helmsman
Pharmacist's Mate / Bridge Talker
Sailor
Collins
Knife-Eating Sailor
Sobbing Sailor
Sobbing Sailor
Thomas
Survivor
Seaman Guard
Marine
Survivor
Justice of the Peace
Signalman
Doctor
Chief Quartermaster
Girl
J.V. Talker
Postman
Doctor
Helmsman
Lt. J.C. Randolph
J.V. Talker
Ship Building Foreman
Survivor
Pharmacist's Mate
Kansas' Dance Partner
Chief Machinist's Mate
Workman
James
Marine
Sailor
Justice of the Peace's Wife
Admiral
Pharmacist's Mate
Bigbee
Storekeeper
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Facts
Original TitleDestroyer
Status Released
Release Information
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1943-08-19
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 39m
Production CompaniesColumbia Pictures
Genres
- Adventure
- Drama
- War