In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.
Cast
William Holden
Lt. Col. Colin Black
Deborah Kerr
Lee Ashley
Thelma Ritter
Kate Connors
Dewey Martin
Eddie Wodcik
William Redfield
Chaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes
Ross Bagdasarian
Louie
Adam Williams
Eustace Press
Marion Ross
Joan
Theodore Newton
Bob Kilpatrick
Richard Shannon
Major
Peter Hansen
Lieutenant (jg) Hutchins
Ward Wood
Sergeant Chester Peckinpaugh
Geraldine Hall
Helen
Evelyn Cotton
Beth
Ann Morriss
Pat
Nancy Stevens
Evvie
Lorraine Brox
Sissie
Bob Kenaston
Soldier
Taylor Measom
Marine
Don House
Marine
George Brenlin
Casualty
Robert Morse
Casualty
Ray Stricklyn
Casualty
Frank Gorshin
Harry
Claude Akins
Big soldier
Melvin Tecktiel
Injured Soldier (uncredited)
Michele Montau
Lili Carere (uncredited)
Crew
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