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Fighting Seabees (aka: Donovan's Army)
" Romance Of The Seven Seas"

-- Synopsis: This Video is about construction workers in World War II in the Pacific who are needed to build military bases. John Wayne takes a crew of construction workers and turns them into one of WW II's toughest fighting forces in this action-packed war classic. But first he has to convince the army brass to let his civilians bear arms, and then he's got to whip them into combat shape. Pretty good W.W.II propaganda machine/ film for the time.

* This is not a dance film but, John Wayne dances the Jitterbug with world Jitterbug champion " Twinkle toes Tucker" (Adele Mara) in a pretty funny Jitterbug scene at a officers party. The dance isn't very good as a dancer goes, but he was supposed to look like he didn't know what he was doing when dancing with the " World Champ" and he did that well. Wayne is back lead in a couple of dance tricks. For swing dance entertainment it gets a 10, for dance a 1. Wayne also does the Jitterbug in A Lady Takes a Chance.


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More Film Information below
Date:Studio:Director:Availability:
1944RepublicanEdward Ludwig [DVD | VHS]
Runtime:Country Made:Language:Color:
100 minutes USA English Black and White
Genre:Featured Dancer  Featured DanceDance Rating  
Action / War / Drama / RomanceWayne and MaraJitterbugPoor
 
Known DancersChoreographersActors / Actresses
Adele Mara Specialty Dancers Addison Richards
John Wayne Dennis O'Keefe
  J.M. Kerrigan
  John Wayne
  Leonid Kinskey
  Susan Hayworth
  William Forrest
   
 
Dances performed in this film    Special Dance Interest
Jitterbug n/a n/a Famous Actor swing dancing
Boggie Backs, etc.      
       
       
 
Some Music Titles in Film Bands / Musicians / Singers Posters / Lobby Cards
n/a n/a Fighting Seabees
       
       
       
 
Stage versions of the film Cast Recording(s) / Soundtracks Related Films Sheet Music Covers
n/a n/a A Lady Takes a Chance n/a
       
 
Books Available on this film ...
Title Author Date Published Publisher
n/a n/a ?? ??
 
Other...
 
October 27, 2005
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