Battle Stations

1956
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1h 21m

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William Bendix, Richard Boone, Keefe Brasselle, William Leslie, and John Lund in Battle Stations (1956)

The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.The crew of a U.S. Navy ship in World War II goes into battle against the Japanese fleet.

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6.1/10

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John Lund

Father Joseph McIntyre

William Bendix

Buck Fitzpatrick

Keefe Brasselle

Chris Jordan

Richard Boone

The Captain

William Leslie

Ens. Pete Kelly

John Craven

Cmdr. James Matthews

Jimmy Lydon

Squawk Hewitt
(as James Lydon)

Claude Akins

Marty Brennan

George O'Hanlon

Patrick Mosher

Eddie Foy III

Tom Short

Joe Bassett

Rod Barrett
(uncredited)

Eric Bond

Bos'un
(uncredited)

Ray Boyle

Sailor
(uncredited)

Dick Cathcart

Eddie
(uncredited)

Samuel Colt

Damage Control Bos'un's Mate
(uncredited)

Frank Connor

Bos'un
(uncredited)

Pat Conway

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Chuck Courtney

Bit Role
(uncredited)

Director
- Lewis Seiler
Writers
- Crane Wilbur
- Ben Finney
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Trivia
During the film the ship's captain incorrectly informs the bosun that the English Royal Navy ship 'The Bounty' and its captain 'William Bligh' are a work of fiction. This will come as a surprise to the Pitcairn islanders, as they are directly descended from the mutineers of The Bounty.

Goofs
When Buck Fitzpatrick, (William Bendix), is reporting to the Captain, (Richard Boone), after one of the drills, he asks about Captain Bligh and if there is a ship in the U.S. Navy called "Bounty". The Captain states that Bligh was a fictional character. Captain Bligh was actually a Captain of the H.M.S. "Bounty" in the British Royal Navy whose crew mutinied in 1789. He managed to survive being cast adrift and later became Governor of New South Wales in Australia.

Quotes
Buck Fitzpatrick: You know better than to sound off like that. The captain knows what he's doing and he's right.
Chris Jordan: He's your tin God - you shoulda married him.
Buck Fitzpatrick: I ought to kick you over the side and I would too if it wasn't against regulations.

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10/10

Great WW2 naval war flick.

I remember seeing this movie when it first came out. I was just a teenager then. Great story,great cast! I have always liked William Bendix. He did a great job acting as a CPO in the movie.(Hollywood must have thought so too! He played in two other movies as a CPO: Submarine Command with William Holden and Deep Six with Alan Ladd.)Liked Battle Stations so much, I sat through it twice! As I grew older and studied WW2 history,I learned this movie had been about the USS Franklin CV13. I have always wondered why the movie was never shown again or put out on VHS or DVD. Of all the movies that have been put out on DVD,This is one that certainly should have made it. I would like to see it on DVD. I would certainly go out and buy it!