Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action

109 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, War | Dec. 31, 1942

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.

Stand by for Action

109 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, War | Dec. 31, 1942

Stand by for Action
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Stand by for Action
Directors Robert Z. Leonard
Writers Laurence Kirk, Harvey S. Haislip, George Bruce, R.C. Sherriff, Herman J. Mankiewicz, John L. Balderston

Cast

Robert Taylor

as Lieut. Gregg Masterman

Charles Laughton

as Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas

Brian Donlevy

as Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts

Walter Brennan

as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson

Chill Wills

as Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann

Marilyn Maxwell

as Audrey Carr

Henry O'Neill

as Cmdr. Stone M.C

Marta Linden

as Mary Collins

Douglass Dumbrille

as Capt. Ludlow

Richard Quine

as Ensign Lindsay

William Tannen

as Flag Lt. Dudley

Douglas Fowley

as Ensign Martin

Tim Ryan

as Lt. Tim Ryan

Dick Simmons

as Lt. (jg) Royce

Byron Foulger

as Pharmacist's Mate 'Doc' Miller

Hobart Cavanaugh

as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'

Inez Cooper

as Susan Garrison

Ben Welden

as Chief Quartermaster Rankin

Harry Fleischmann

as Chief Signalman