Guadalcanal Diary

The Victory picture of the year !

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

Action War Drama

Preston Foster

(Father Donnelly)

Lloyd Nolan

(Sgt. Hook Malone)

William Bendix

(Corp. Taxi Potts)

Richard Conte

Anthony Quinn

(Jesus ('Soose') Alverez)

Richard Jaeckel

(Pvt. Johnny ('Chicken') Anderson)

Roy Roberts

(Capt. Jame Cross)

Minor Watson

(Col Wallace E. Grayson)

Ralph Byrd

Lionel Stander

Reed Hadley

(War Correspondent/ Narrator)

John Archer

Eddie Acuff

(Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited))

Warren Ashe

(Col. Morton (uncredited))

Martin Black

(Marine (uncredited))

Marion Carl

(Marine Pilot (uncredited))

Harry Carter

(Dispatch Officer (uncredited))

Tom Dawson

(Captain (uncredited))

Jason Evers

(Bit Role (uncredited))

Walter Fenner

(Col. Roper (uncredited))

Glenn Ford

(Marine Extra (uncredited))

Robert Ford

(Marine (uncredited))

Paul Fung

(Japanese Prisoner (uncredited))

Fred Graham

(Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited))

Louis Hart

(Lieutenant (uncredited))

George Holmes

(Marine (uncredited))

Russell Hoyt

(Marine (uncredited))

Selmer Jackson

(Col. Thompson (uncredited))

Allen Jung

(Japanese Officer (uncredited))

Charles Lang

(Marine (uncredited))

Jack Luden

(Major (uncredited))

Miles Mander

(Weatherby (uncredited))

David Peters

(Marine (uncredited))

Bob Rose

(Sammy Kline (uncredited))

Larry Thompson

(Chaplain (uncredited))