The Gallant Hours

1h 55min

Drama

War

A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.

Cast

James Cagney

James Cagney

Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey
Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

Andy Lowe
Ward Costello

Ward Costello

Harry Black
Vaughn Taylor

Vaughn Taylor

Mike Pulaski
Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Frank Enright
Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Horace Keys ("Doc")
Karl Swenson

Karl Swenson

Bill Bailey
Richard Carlyle

Richard Carlyle

Father Gehring
Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Robert Ghormley
William Schallert

William Schallert

Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.
Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Vandergrift
Robert Burton

Robert Burton

Roy Geiger
Harry Landers

Harry Landers

Joseph Foss
Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Narration (American scenes)
Art Gilmore

Art Gilmore

Narration (Japanese scenes)
Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Colonel Evans Carlson
James Yagi

James Yagi

Rear Admiral Jiro Kobe
Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Adm. Dan Callaghan (uncredited)
Sydney Smith

Sydney Smith

Rear Admiral Norm Scott (uncredited)
Maggie Magennis

Maggie Magennis

Red Cross Nurse Young (uncredited)
John McKee

John McKee

Lieutenant Harrison Ludlam (uncredited)

Release date

13th Jun 1960

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English