Stand By for Action
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Film · TMDB
7.1U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.
Released: 1942-12-31109 minDir: Robert Z. LeonardAction, Drama, War, Comedy
Cast
- Robert Taylor as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
- Charles Laughton as Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
- Brian Donlevy as Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
- Walter Brennan as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
- Chill Wills as Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann
- Marilyn Maxwell as Audrey Carr
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IMDb
6.5/10
761 votes
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1942
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Screenwriter
- Herman J. Mankiewicz
- Cast member
- Douglas Wood
- Composer
- Lennie Hayton
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Categories
1942 American films1942 English-language films1942 films1942 war filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican war filmsAmerican World War II filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms about the United States Navy in World War IIFilms directed by Robert Z. LeonardFilms scored by Lennie HaytonFilms with screenplays by Herman J. Mankiewicz