The Fighting Sullivans

The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.

Genre : DramaHistoryWar

Runtime : 112 mins

Release Date : 1944-02-03

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After a rather noisily slow, child-led start, this becomes one of the more touching films based on the true story of the Irish-American "Sullivan" family. Selena Boyle (Mum") and Thomas Mitchell ("Paw") are good as they go through all the usual scrapes gradually moulding their six children into a f...

Cast

Anne Baxter

Anne Baxter

(Katherine Mary Sullivan)

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

(Mr. Thomas F. Sullivan)

Selena Royle

Selena Royle

(Mrs. Alleta Sullivan)

Edward Ryan

Edward Ryan

(Albert Leo 'Al' Sullivan)

Trudy Marshall

Trudy Marshall

(Genevieve 'Gen' Sullivan)

John Campbell

(Francis Henry 'Frank' Sullivan)

James Cardwell

James Cardwell

(George Thomas Sullivan)

John Alvin

John Alvin

(Madison Abel 'Matt' Sullivan)

George Offerman, Jr.

George Offerman, Jr.

(Joesph Eugene 'Joe' Sullivan)

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

(Father Francis)

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

(Lt. Cmdr. Robinson)

Nancy June Robinson

(Genevieve, as a child (uncredited))

Bobby Driscoll

Bobby Driscoll

(Al, as a child (uncredited))

Mary McCarty

Mary McCarty

(Gladys (uncredited))

Johnny Calkins

(Joe, as a child (uncredited))

Buddy Swan

(George, as a child (uncredited))

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