Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O'Neill visits his lower-class dysfunctional family; Nico Kantaylis visits his pregnant fiancée; and the upper-class Alan Newcombe visits his high-living playgirl girlfriend. Each must decide whether to make the best of his situation or break out of it. O'Neill drowns his troubles in alcohol, losing the respect of a potential lover; Kantaylis marries his fiancée, but realizes he may not survive the war to see his child; while Newcombe sheds his decadent girlfriend for a pure-hearted Hawaiian nurse. Later, in battle, a heroic act costs one of the Marines his life.
as Frank "Frankie" O'Neill
as Sue Trumbell
as Sgt. Nico Kantaylis
as Andrea Lenaine Kantaylis
as Alan Newcombe
as Lorraine
as Kalai Ducanne
as Danny Krieger
as Allie O'Neill
as Amory Newcombe
as Father Wallensack
as Capistron
as Derek
as Mrs. Lenaine
as Sidney Lenaine
as Babe Ricarno
as Bobby O'Neill
as Charlie Scanlon
