The Proud and Profane

In this romantic drama, beautiful Red Cross volunteer Lee Ashley arrives on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the death of her husband, Howard, in the Battle of Guadalcanal. There, Ashley falls for the gruff, seductive Marine Lt. Col. Colin Buck, but struggle and tragedy follow when the widow learns about the reality of Buck's life back home.

• George SeatonDirector
• George SeatonScreenplay
• Victor YoungOriginal Music Composer

• William HoldenLt. Col. Colin Black
• Deborah KerrLee Ashley
• Thelma RitterKate Connors
• Dewey MartinEddie Wodcik
• William RedfieldChaplain Lt. (jg) Holmes
• Ross BagdasarianLouie
• Adam WilliamsEustace Press
• Marion RossJoan
• Theodore NewtonBob Kilpatrick
• Richard ShannonMajor
• Peter HansenLieutenant (jg) Hutchins
• Ward WoodSergeant Chester Peckinpaugh