Guadalcanal Diary

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

CAST

Preston FosterFather Donnelly

Lloyd NolanSgt. Hook Malone

William BendixCorp. Taxi Potts

Richard ConteCapt. Davis

Anthony QuinnJesus ('Soose') Alverez

Richard JaeckelPvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson

Roy RobertsCapt. Jame Cross

Minor WatsonCol Wallace E. Grayson

Ralph ByrdNed Rowman

Lionel StanderSgt. Butch

Reed HadleyWar Correspondent/ Narrator

John ArcherLt. Thurmond

Eddie AcuffPvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)

Warren AsheCol. Morton (uncredited)

Marion CarlMarine Pilot (uncredited)