December 7th
1943•32m•5.8•Released
HistoryWarActionDocumentary
"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.
Director
Gregg Toland
Writer
Budd Schulberg
Languages
English
Studio
Navy Department
Cast
Walter Huston
Uncle Sam 'U.S.'
Harry Davenport
Mr. 'C'
Dana Andrews
Ghost of US sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
Paul Hurst
World War I Ghost Soldier
George O'Brien
Single Voice of the Dead Servicemen (voice)
James Kevin McGuinness
Narrator (voice)
Philip Ahn
Shinto Priest (uncredited)
Addie Allen
Self (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
Reporter (uncredited)
James Conaty
Wounded Officer (uncredited)
Emperor Hirohito of Japan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
James E. Kelley
Self (uncredited)
Mrs. James E. Kelley
Self (uncredited)
Mrs. William J. Leight
Self (uncredited)
Production
Company
Navy Department
Company
U.S. War Department
Producer
John Ford
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