Stand by for Action
Stand by for Action
Release: 1942-12-31
·Runtime: 109m
·★ 6.8
Action
Drama
War
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Charles Laughton
as Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
Brian Donlevy
as Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts
Douglas Wood
as Sen. Masterman (uncredited)
James Millican
as Talker (uncredited)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
as Sailor (uncredited)
Marilyn Maxwell
as Audrey Carr
Byron Foulger
as Pharmacist's Mate 'Doc' Miller
Theodore von Eltz
as Commander (uncredited)
Frank McLure
as Ship Officer (uncredited)
Ben Welden
as Chief Quartermaster Rankin
Spec O'Donnell
as Jason (uncredited)
Elizabeth Russell
as Expectant Mother (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
as Sailor (uncredited)
Robert Taylor
as Lieut. Gregg Masterman
Douglas Fowley
as Ensign Martin
Hobart Cavanaugh
as Carpenter's Mate 'Chips'
Jim Davis
as Talker (uncredited)
Wally Cassell
as Talker (uncredited)
Marta Linden
as Mary Collins
Douglass Dumbrille
as Capt. Ludlow
Richard Quine
as Ensign Lindsay
Inez Cooper
as Susan Garrison
Harry Wilson
as Sailor (uncredited)
Walter Brennan
as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
Duke York
as Sailor (uncredited)
William Tannen
as Flag Lt. Dudley
Dick Simmons
as Lt. (jg) Royce
Robert Kent
as Hank Nels (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
as Sailor (uncredited)
Chill Wills
as Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann
Henry O'Neill
as Cmdr. Stone M.C
Tim Ryan
as Lt. Tim Ryan
