Stand by for Action (1942)
3.4 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- During World War II, Gregg Masterman goes from playboy to patriot when he is called for duty. As the privileged draftee swiftly ascends the ranks within the Navy, Rear Adm. Stephen Thomas (Charles Laughton) assigns him to serve under Lt. Cmdr. Martin J. Roberts (Brian Donlevy), a tough World War I veteran. Despite the extreme contrast between their military careers, Masterman and Roberts must join forces if they hope to defeat the mighty Japanese battleship headed their way.
- Actors:
- Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton, Walter Brennan, Marilyn Maxwell, Henry O'Neill, Marta Linden, Chill Wills, Douglass Dumbrille, Richard Quine, William Tannen, Douglas Fowley, Tim Ryan, Dick Simmons, Byron Foulger, Hobart Cavanaugh, Inez Cooper, Ben Welden, Harry Fleischmann, Ernie Alexander
- Directors:
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Narrated By:
- Frank Whitbeck
- Writers:
- Laurence Kirk, Harvey S. Haislip
- Others:
- A. Arnold Gillespie, Michael Steinore, Donald Jahraus
- Aka:
- This Man's Navy / Cargo of Innocence / A Cargo of Innocents / Men O'War / Clear for Action / Navy Convoy / Pacific Task Force
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
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