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Guadalcanal Diary

The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.

Director

Lewis Seiler

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20th Century Fox

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Father Donnelly

Sgt. Hook Malone

Cpl. Taxi Potts

Capt. Davis

Jesus ('Soose') Alvarez

Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson

Richard Jaeckel

Capt. James Cross

Col. Wallace E. Grayson

Ned Rowman

Sgt. Butch

War Correspondent

Lt. Thurmond

Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy

Col. Morton

Marine

Marine Pilot

Dispatch Officer

Captain

Bit Role

Col. Roper

Marine Extra

Marine

Japanese Prisoner

Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio

Lieutenant

Marine

Marine

Col. Thompson

Japanese Officer

Marine

Major

Weatherby

Marine

Sammy Kline

Chaplain

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Sgt. Butch Pvt. Johnny 'chicken' Anderson Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy

Today, Sunday July 26th 1942, - Guadalcanal Diary

Today, Sunday July 26th 1942,

And very pleasant it is too, here in the
beautiful white sunshine of the port deck - Guadalcanal Diary

And very pleasant it is too, here in the beautiful white sun...

Pleasant too to stretch out
in the calm tropical night - Guadalcanal Diary

Pleasant too to stretch out in the calm tropical night

So then I says "Listen,
do you think what I'm thinking?" - Guadalcanal Diary

So then I says "Listen, do you think what I'm thin...

Hotter'n a Texas cattle call in August - Guadalcanal Diary

Hotter'n a Texas cattle call in August

How do you do, Mr Weatherby?
I'm Colonel Grayson. - Guadalcanal Diary

How do you do, Mr Weatherby? I'm Colonel Grayson.

Most of you have never had any experience in the jungle before and the Japs have Plenty - Guadalcanal Diary

Most of you have never had any experience in the jungle...

And one more thing Watch out for booby traps - Guadalcanal Diary

And one more thing Watch out for booby traps

How many Japs they got on that island Hard to say Several thousand - Guadalcanal Diary

How many Japs they got on that island Hard to say Several...

- Well, Chick, looks like it won't be long now.
- Looks that way. - Guadalcanal Diary

- Well, Chick, looks like it won't be long now. - Looks...

You know, Sarge, - Guadalcanal Diary

You know, Sarge,

Hey, look. Our planes. - Guadalcanal Diary

Hey, look. Our planes.

That ought to knock out any machine-gun
nests or any artillery emplacements. - Guadalcanal Diary

That ought to knock out any machine-gun nests or any artille...

Hit the deck. - Guadalcanal Diary

- What's up?
- I thought I saw a Jap in that tree. - Guadalcanal Diary

- What's up? - I thought I saw a Jap in that tree.

Captain Davis. - Guadalcanal Diary

- How about those coconuts you owe me?
- I thought it was a photo finish. - Guadalcanal Diary

- How about those coconuts you owe me? - I thought it was a ...

- They sure must have left here in a hurry.
- Yeah. - Guadalcanal Diary

- They sure must have left here in a hurry. - Yeah.

Where's me helmet - Guadalcanal Diary

Where's me helmet

Maybe we should have waited.
Let the Japs finish it up. - Guadalcanal Diary

Maybe we should have waited. Let the Japs finish it up.

Come on, Taxi, step it up. Dig in, will you? - Guadalcanal Diary

Come on, Taxi, step it up. Dig in, will you?

I'm practically standing on second base right now - Guadalcanal Diary

I'm practically standing on second base right now

- We may have to swim for it.
- Well, boys, it's been a great life. - Guadalcanal Diary

- We may have to swim for it. - Well, boys, it's been a...

Those are our shore batteries. - Guadalcanal Diary

Those are our shore batteries.

Certain that the sounds of firing
have revealed our presence, - Guadalcanal Diary

Certain that the sounds of firing have revealed our presence...

- What are we digging in here for, Captain?
- I'm not taking any chances. - Guadalcanal Diary

- What are we digging in here for, Captain? - I'm not t...

We got to get back to the beach. - Guadalcanal Diary

We got to get back to the beach.

Hey, Corporal. There comes Captain Cross. - Guadalcanal Diary

Hey, Corporal. There comes Captain Cross.

Captain, what happened
to Lieutenant Thurmond? - Guadalcanal Diary

Captain, what happened to Lieutenant Thurmond?

I found Lieutenant Thurmond dead, sir. - Guadalcanal Diary

I found Lieutenant Thurmond dead, sir.

We'd better make a try for the palms. - Guadalcanal Diary

We'd better make a try for the palms.

We'd better go back to Matanikau.
This time we'll go in force. And for blood. - Guadalcanal Diary

We'd better go back to Matanikau. This time we'll ...

Dig in light for a mortar barrage in this area. - Guadalcanal Diary

Dig in light for a mortar barrage in this area.

Ya got a cigarette - Guadalcanal Diary

Ya got a cigarette

- Yeah, Tex?
- You see what I see? - Guadalcanal Diary

- Yeah, Tex? - You see what I see?

Hook. - Guadalcanal Diary

- Hook.
- Yeah, take it easy. - Guadalcanal Diary

- Hook. - Yeah, take it easy.

How do you feel about killing - Guadalcanal Diary

How do you feel about killing

- Hook, am I going to?
- Nah. You'll be all right. - Guadalcanal Diary

- Hook, am I going to? - Nah. You'll be all right.

- Hook, what time is it?
- Told you to save your breath. - Guadalcanal Diary

- Hook, what time is it? - Told you to save your breath.

There they are. - Guadalcanal Diary

There they are.

Here they come. - Guadalcanal Diary

Here they come.

Father Donnelly. - Guadalcanal Diary

Father Donnelly.

- What do you think, Hook?
- I think it's a trick. - Guadalcanal Diary

- What do you think, Hook? - I think it's a trick.

They won't look so pretty - Guadalcanal Diary

They won't look so pretty

There are probably 30 or 40 in each cave.
We've got to get them out of there. - Guadalcanal Diary

There are probably 30 or 40 in each cave. We've got to ...

Take some of those pineapples. - Guadalcanal Diary

Take some of those pineapples.

Davis's idea.
He says it'll blow the place to pieces. - Guadalcanal Diary

Davis's idea. He says it'll blow the place to piec...

This gasoline and TNT ought to do the trick. - Guadalcanal Diary

This gasoline and TNT ought to do the trick.

Condition red. Condition red. - Guadalcanal Diary

Condition red. Condition red.

I don't mind the one with my name on it. It's
the "To whom it may concern" I don't like. - Guadalcanal Diary

I don't mind the one with my name on it. It's the ...

They're throwing everything at us
but the kitchen stove. - Guadalcanal Diary

They're throwing everything at us but the kitchen stove...

- Here, take a puff.
- No, thanks. - Guadalcanal Diary

- Here, take a puff. - No, thanks.

Anybody who says he ain't scared
is a fool or a liar. - Guadalcanal Diary

Anybody who says he ain't scared is a fool or a liar.

- Hey, that was a bomb.
- Yes, their planes are busy too. - Guadalcanal Diary

- Hey, that was a bomb. - Yes, their planes are busy too.

I don't mind the one with my name on it - Guadalcanal Diary

I don't mind the one with my name on it

Seeing your friends hurt and killed
is not a thing you can easily forget. - Guadalcanal Diary

Seeing your friends hurt and killed is not a thing you can e...

Hey, wait a minute. - Guadalcanal Diary

Hey, wait a minute.

- All set, Malone?
- Aye-aye, sir. - Guadalcanal Diary

- All set, Malone? - Aye-aye, sir.

Oh, boy. A whisker, finally. - Guadalcanal Diary

Oh, boy. A whisker, finally.

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The story of a large U.S. Marines invasion task force bound for Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands in 1942.

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Director: Lewis Seiler

Writer: Richard Tregaskis, Lamar Trotti, Jerome Cady

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1943

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 27 Oct 1943

Awards: N/A

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