Stand by for Action(Movie, 1942)

Name: Stand by for Action
Genre: Action, Drama, War, Comedy
Released: 1942
Duration: T01:49:00
Rating: 3.5

| 1h 49min | Genres: Action, Drama, War, Comedy

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 5 votes)

Stand By for Action (British title: Cargo of Innocents) is a 1942 American black-and-white U.S. Navy war film from MGM, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton, Walter Brennan. Marilyn Maxwell made her film debut in this feature. Suggested by a story by Laurence Kirk, and with an original story by Captain Harvey Haislip and R. C. Sherriff, the film's screenplay was written by George Bruce, John L. Balderston, and Herman J. Mankiewicz. ()

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English [CC]

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Duration: 1h 49min

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Duration: 1h 49min

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Also available at Amazon.com on: DVD

Awards & Nominations for Stand by for Action

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Special Effects

About 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.

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Trailer for Stand by for Action + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Stand by for Action(Trailer, 2:11)

Stand by for Action (Trailer) | Stand by for Action (Preview Clip) (Clip)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Russian (RU)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/31/1942

Cast: Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton, Walter Brennan, Marilyn Maxwell, Henry O'Neill, Chill Wills, Douglass Dumbrille, Richard Quine, William Tannen, Douglas Fowley, Hobart Cavanaugh, Douglas Wood

Director: Robert Z. Leonard

Producer: Orville O. Dull

Screenwriter: John L. Balderston, Herman J. Mankiewicz

Film Editor: George Boemler

Director of Photography: Charles Rosher

Composer: Lennie Hayton

Keywords: u.s. navy

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Stand by for Action(Movie, 1942)

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