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Tarawa Beachhead is a american film of genre Drama directed by Paul Wendkos released in USA on 2 november 1958 with Kerwin Mathews
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
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Add to a movie listTarawa Beachhead is a 1958 film directed by Paul Wendkos. It stars Columbia Pictures contract star Kerwin Mathews in his first leading role and the husband and wife team of Ray Danton and Julie Adams. The working title of the film was Flag over Tarawa and was originally to have starred Ronald Reagan.
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Sgt. Tom Sloan sees his Lieutenant Joel Brady kill one of their own Marines, Johnny Campbell on Guadalcanal after Brady led a disastrous suicidal attack against Japanese entrenched in caves. As the only survivors of the debacle, Sloan doesn't turn Brady in as he assumes no one will believe his word against an officer's. With Brady's recommendation, Sloan is later commissioned and assigned as an aide to a general (Onslow Stevens) back in the 2nd Marine Division headquarters in New Zealand.Actors
Kerwin Mathews
(Sgt. Thomas A. 'Tom' Sloan)
Ray Danton
(Lt. Joel Brady)
Julie Adams
(Ruth Nelson Campbell)
Eddie Ryder
(Lt. Lou Gideon)
Karen Sharpe
(Paula Nelson)
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