In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Brian Donlevy
as Maj. Geoffrey Caton
Macdonald Carey
as Lt. Bruce Cameron
Robert Preston
as Pvt. Joe Doyle
William Bendix
as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Albert Dekker
as Shad McClosky
Walter Abel
as Cmdr. Roberts
Mikhail Rasumny
as Ivan Probenzky
Rod Cameron
as Capt. Pete Lewis
Bill Goodwin
as Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
Damian O'Flynn
as Capt. Bill Patrick
Frank Albertson
as Johnny Rudd
Joyce Arleen
as Cynthia Caton (uncredited)