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Stand by for Action

Stand by for Action (1942)

1h 49m | PG-13

⭐ 7 / 10

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.

Director: Robert Z. Leonard

Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: Action, Drama, War, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

as Lieut. Gregg Masterman

Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

as Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

as Lieut. Cmdr. Martin Roberts

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

as Mate Jenks, Chef-Bootsmann

Marilyn Maxwell

Marilyn Maxwell

as Audrey Carr