The Story of G.I. Joe
Produced by Lester Cowan Productions, released July 1945 by United Artists, 35mm black and white negative, Academy screen aspect ratio 1.37:1, mono sound, 108 mins.; DVD released 2000.
Production:
- Directed by William A. Wellman
- Screenplay by Leopold Atlas, Guy Endore, Philip Stevenson, based on the book by Ernie Pyle
- Produced by Lester Cowan
- Music by Louis Applebaum, Ann Ronell
- Cinematography by Russell Metty
- Film Editing by Albrecht Joseph
- Set Decoration by Edward G. Boyle
- Sound by Frank McWhorter
- technical advisors Lt. Col. Edward H. Coffey, Lt. Col. Robert Miller, Lt. Col. Roy A. Murray Jr., Maj. Walter Nye, Capt. Charles Shunstrom, Capt. Milton M. Thornton, acknowledgement for Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair
Cast:
- Burgess Meredith as Ernie Pyle
- Robert Mitchum as Capt. Bill Walker
- Freddie Steele as Sergeant Steve Warnicki
- Wally Cassell as Private Dondaro
- Jimmy Lloyd as Private Spencer
- William Murphy as Private Mew
- Jack Reilly as Pvt. Robert 'Wingless' Murphy
- Don Whitehead as Himself (AP reporter)
- George Lait as Himself (INS reporter)
- Chris Cunningham as Himself (UP reporter)
- Hal Boyle as Himself (AP reporter)
- Jack Foisie as Himself (Stars and Stripes reporter)
- Bob Landry as Himself (Life reporter)
- Lucien Hubbard as Himself (Readers Digest reporter)
- Clete Roberts as Himself (Blue Network reporter)
- Robert Reuben as Himself (Reuters reporter)
- Arab the dog as Himself
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