Guadalcanal Diary
1943-10-27Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

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

Father Donnelly
Preston Foster

Sgt. Hook Malone
Lloyd Nolan

Corp. Taxi Potts
William Bendix

Capt. Davis
Richard Conte

Jesus ('Soose') Alverez
Anthony Quinn

Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson
Richard Jaeckel

Capt. Jame Cross
Roy Roberts

Col Wallace E. Grayson
Minor Watson

Ned Rowman
Ralph Byrd

Sgt. Butch
Lionel Stander

War Correspondent/ Narrator
Reed Hadley

Lt. Thurmond
John Archer

Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited)
Eddie Acuff

Col. Morton (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
Marine Pilot (uncredited)
Marion Carl

Dispatch Officer (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Captain (uncredited)
Tom Dawson

Bit Role (uncredited)
Jason Evers

Col. Roper (uncredited)
Walter Fenner

Marine Extra (uncredited)
Glenn Ford
Marine (uncredited)
Robert Ford
Japanese Prisoner (uncredited)
Paul Fung

Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Lieutenant (uncredited)
Louis Hart

Marine (uncredited)
George Holmes
Marine (uncredited)
Russell Hoyt

Col. Thompson (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson
Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Allen Jung

Marine (uncredited)
Charles Lang

Major (uncredited)
Jack Luden

Weatherby (uncredited)
Miles Mander
Marine (uncredited)
David Peters
Sammy Kline (uncredited)
Bob Rose
Chaplain (uncredited)
Larry Thompson