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Stand by for Action(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-12-31
68%
11 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
The mightiest naval drama of all time!
Overview:
U. S. Navy Lieutenant Gregg Masterman, of The Harvard and Boston Back Bay Mastermans, learned about the sea while winning silver cups sailing his yacht. He climbs swiftly in rank, and is now Junior Aide to Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Stand by for Action
Top 10 Billed Cast
Robert Taylor
Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Charles Laughton
Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
Brian Donlevy
Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
Walter Brennan
Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
Chill Wills
Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann
Marilyn Maxwell
Audrey Carr
Henry O'Neill
Cmdr. Stone M.C
Marta Linden
Mary Collins
Douglass Dumbrille
Capt. Ludlow
Richard Quine
Ensign Lindsay
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