This is a John Wayne movie with lots of supporting stars. Wayne portrays Admiral Rock. He is on a destroyer and gets to sea after Pearl Harbor. His son is Jere (Brandon de Wilde). Eddington (Kirk Douglas) is Rock's best friend. Patricia Neal portrays Maggie, who is Rock's new girlfriend. Jill Haworth portrays Jere's girlfriend. Jere is an interesting character as he startys the movie being a jerk and then repents. As a result he is engaged to Jere. However she goes out with Eddington who rapes her and as a result she suicides. Eddington is remorseful so takes a dangerous mission, and is able to locate a Japanese fleet, before he is shot down.
A big battleship is coming down a narrow water pass before the take over the island. Admiral Rock throws everything at them, mines, PT boats which are decimated. Rock's son Jere is on a PT boat. Then they try to stop them with their own boats. Rock's boat is sunk, but the overall battle turns out to be a victory.
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