All-American hero John Wayne takes a crew of construction workers and turns them into one of WWI's toughest fighting forces in this action-packed war classic. After having convinced the Army brass to let his civilians bear arms
Wedge Donovan (Wayne) whips his new troops into combat shape. But when he leads his unit in an all-out assault against the Japanese. Donovan is brought up on court martial charges and must fight for his life on a new battlefield. THE FIGITTING SEABEES offers an entertaining combination of strong supporting performances by Daniel O'Keefe and ravishing, about to be superstar Susan Hayward, brawling, big budget action sequences, and an Oscar nominated score- all of which led Leonard Maltin to give 3 stars to this spirited saga turned box office bonanza