Rudolph Maté Director Alan Ladd Alexander "Alec" Austen Actor Dianne Foster Susan Cahill Actor William Bendix "Frenchy" Shapiro Actor Keenan Wynn Lt. Comm. Mike Edge Actor James Whitmore Commander Warren Meredith Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Lt. Blanchard Actor Joey Bishop Ski Krokowski Actor Barbara Eiler Claire Innes Actor Ross Bagdasarian Pvt. Aaron Slobodjian Actor Jeanette Nolan Mrs. Austen Actor Walter Reed Paul Clemson Actor Peter Hansen Lieutenant Dooley Actor Richard Crane Lieutenant j.g. Swanson Actor Warren Douglas Pilot Actor Nestor Paiva Pappa Tatos Actor Ann Doran Elsie Edge (uncredited) Actor Jerry Mathers Steve Innes (uncredited) Actor Harry Brown Screenwriter Martin Rackin Screenwriter, Producer John Twist Screenwriter George C. Bertholon Associate Producer John F. Seitz Cinematographer Roland Gross Film Editing David Buttolph Original Music Leo K. Kuter Art Director William Wallace Set Decoration Howard Shoup Costume Design