Stand by for Action

1h 49m

Action Drama War Comedy

6.8

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.

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

William Tannen

Flag Lt. Dudley

Douglas Fowley

Ensign Martin

Tim Ryan

Lt. Tim Ryan

Dick Simmons

Lt. (jg) Royce

Byron Foulger

Pharmacist's Mate 'Doc' Miller

Hobart Cavanaugh

Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'

Inez Cooper

Susan Garrison

Ben Welden

Chief Quartermaster Rankin

Harry Fleischmann

Chief Signalman

Douglas Wood

Sen. Masterman (uncredited)

Spec O'Donnell

Jason (uncredited)

Theodore von Eltz

Commander (uncredited)

Elizabeth Russell

Expectant Mother (uncredited)

Hal Le Sueur

Lookout (uncredited)

Robert Kent

Hank Nels (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Senator at Party (uncredited)

William Roberts

Marine Messenger (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Ship Officer (uncredited)

Jim Davis

Talker (uncredited)

Wally Cassell

Talker (uncredited)

James Millican

Talker (uncredited)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Sailor (uncredited)

Frank Hagney

Sailor (uncredited)

Duke York

Sailor (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Sailor (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Sailor (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Z. Leonard

Director

George Bruce

Screenplay

John L. Balderston

Screenplay

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Screenplay

Laurence Kirk

Story

George Boemler

Editor

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

Harvey S. Haislip

Original Story

R.C. Sherriff

Original Story