Guadalcanal Diary

Directed by Lewis Seiler
Not Rated
1943    1h 33mAction, War,
6.660%
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

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Cast of Guadalcanal Diary

  • 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)
  • Harry CarterDispatch Officer (uncredited)
  • Tom DawsonCaptain (uncredited)
  • Jason EversBit Role (uncredited)
  • Walter FennerCol. Roper (uncredited)
  • Glenn FordMarine Extra (uncredited)
  • Robert FordMarine (uncredited)
  • Paul FungJapanese Prisoner (uncredited)
  • Fred GrahamMarine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)
  • Louis HartLieutenant (uncredited)
  • George HolmesMarine (uncredited)
  • Russell HoytMarine (uncredited)
  • Selmer JacksonCol. Thompson (uncredited)
  • Allen JungJapanese Officer (uncredited)
  • Charles LangMarine (uncredited)
  • Jack LudenMajor (uncredited)
  • Miles ManderWeatherby (uncredited)
  • David PetersMarine (uncredited)
  • Bob RoseSammy Kline (uncredited)
  • Larry ThompsonChaplain (uncredited)
  • Lewis SeilerDirector
  • Richard TregaskisWriter
  • Lamar TrottiWriter
  • Jerome CadyWriter
  • Islin AusterProducer
  • Bryan FoyProducer

Guadalcanal Diary Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 23, 2025
    This film has cliche characters and a narrator-driven plot moving through all the expected scenes.

 

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