Marine Sergeant James O'Hearn is on trial at the San Diego Marine base, facing charges of desertion, theft, scandalous conduct, and destruction of property during wartime. O'Hearn refuses to testify or enter a plea, determined to protect the name of his friend, Marine Private Davey White. Showgirl Ginger Martin takes the stand against O'Hearn's wishes, revealing how she, broke and stranded, met the two marines in Shanghai shortly before Pearl Harbor. White proposes marriage to Ginger so she can safely leave China as his wife. However, before the ceremony, the trio must escape Shanghai after a confrontation, fleeing aboard a small motorboat. Their journey leads them to Namou, a Vichy French island, where they stay in a dilapidated hotel. There, O'Hearn uncovers a Nazi plot involving a yacht delivering radar supplies to the island and teams up with the Free French to seize it. White, conflicted, decides to desert and remain on the island. Cast: - Burt Lancaster as Master Gunnery Sgt. James O'Hearn - Virginia Mayo as Ginger Martin - Chuck Connors as PFC Davy White - Arthur Shields as "Jimmylegs" Donovan - Barry Kelley as Col. Hickman - Leon Askin as Pierre Marchand - Veola Vonn as Lillie Duval - Bob Sweeney as Defense Lt. Miller - Hayden Rorke as Prosecutor Lt. Fears - Raymond Greenleaf as Captain at court martial - Henri Letondal as Alphonse - Paul Burke as Ensign Hoyt Runtime: 99 minutes.