The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.
Cast
Anne Baxter
Katherine Mary Sullivan
Thomas Mitchell
Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan
Selena Royle
Mrs. Alleta Sullivan
Edward Ryan
Albert Leo 'Al' Sullivan
Trudy Marshall
Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan
John Campbell
Francis Henry 'Frank' Sullivan
James Cardwell
George Thomas Sullivan
John Alvin
Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan
George Offerman, Jr.
Joesph Eugene 'Joe' Sullivan
Roy Roberts
Father Francis
Ward Bond
Lt. Cmdr. Robinson
Nancy June Robinson
Genevieve, as a child (uncredited)
Bobby Driscoll
Al, as a child (uncredited)
Mary McCarty
Gladys (uncredited)
Johnny Calkins
Joe, as a child (uncredited)
Buddy Swan
George, as a child (uncredited)
Crew
Lloyd Bacon
Director
Mary C. McCall, Jr.
Writer
Jules Schermer
Story
Edward Doherty
Story
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Lucien N. Andriot
Director of Photography
René Hubert
Costume Design
George Leverett
Sound
Harry M. Leonard
Sound
Cyril J. Mockridge
Original Music Composer
Alfred Newman
Music Director
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
James Basevi
Art Direction
Leland Fuller
Art Direction
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