Cast
- Robert Taylor as Lietenant Gregg Masterman
- Charles Laughton as Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
- Brian Donlevy as Lieutenant Commander Martin J. Roberts
- Walter Brennan as Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
- Marilyn Maxwell as Audrey Carr
- Henry O'Neill as Commander Stone M.C.
- Marta Linden as Mary Collins
- Chill Wills as Chief Boatswain's Mate Jenks
- Douglass Dumbrille as Captain Ludlow
Cast notes
- Singer Marilyn Maxwell made her screen debut in Stand By for Action.
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