"The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter."
John Wayne
as Frank W. 'Spig' Wead
Dan Dailey
as 'Jughead' Carson
Maureen O'Hara
as Min Wead
Ward Bond
as John Dodge
Ken Curtis
as John Dale Price
Edmund Lowe
as Adm. Moffett
Kenneth Tobey
as Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
James Todd
as Jack Travis
Barry Kelley
as Capt. Jock Clark
Sig Ruman
as Manager
Henry O'Neill
as Capt. Spear
Willis Bouchey
as Barton
Dorothy Jordan
as Rose Brentmann
Evelyn Rudie
as Doris Wead
Chuck Roberson
as Officer
Ray Baker
as Captain
Peter Ortiz
as Lt. Charles Dexter
John Ford
Director
William Wister Haines
Screenplay
Frank Wead
Writer
Frank Fenton
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
John Dale Price
Technical Advisor
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
A. Arnold Gillespie
Walter Plunkett
Wardrobe Master
Wesley C. Miller
Sound Supervisor
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
James E. Newcom
Associate Producer
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Jeff Alexander
Original Music Composer
F. Keogh Gleason
Charles Schnee
Producer
Paul Vogel
Director of Photography
Gene Ruggiero
Editor
Malcolm Brown
Art Direction
William A. Horning
Wingate Smith
Assistant Director
