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Guadalcanal Diary

Lewis Seiler

1943 • 1h 33m

Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

Guadalcanal Diary

GUADALCANAL DIARY(1943) Original Theatrical Trailer

Cast

Preston Foster

Preston FosterFather Donnelly

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd NolanSgt. Hook Malone

William Bendix

William BendixCorp. Taxi Potts

Richard Conte

Richard ConteCapt. Davis

Anthony Quinn

Anthony QuinnJesus ('Soose') Alverez

Richard Jaeckel

Richard JaeckelPvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson

Roy Roberts

Roy RobertsCapt. Jame Cross

Minor Watson

Minor WatsonCol Wallace E. Grayson

Ralph Byrd

Ralph ByrdNed Rowman

Lionel Stander

Lionel StanderSgt. Butch

Reed Hadley

Reed HadleyWar Correspondent/ Narrator

John Archer

John ArcherLt. Thurmond

Eddie Acuff

Eddie AcuffPvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)

Warren Ashe

Warren AsheCol. Morton (uncredited)

Marion CarlMarine Pilot (uncredited)

Crew

Lamar Trotti

Lamar TrottiScreenplay

Charles G. Clarke

Charles G. ClarkeCinematography

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