This episode of “Navy Log” dates to 1957 and is titled “The Star”. The plot revolves around John Carradine, who stars as a seaman first class who volunteered to scout the beaches of Scoglitti, Sicily, prior to the amphibious landing there

Navy Log was produced by Sam Gallu, and this episode was written by Allan E. Stone and directed by Jean Yarbrough. The show was a drama anthology series that initially aired for three seasons, first on CBS and later ABC. It relates the greatest survival war stories in the history of the United States Navy. This series premiered on September 20, 1955, but the following year, it was moved to ABC, where it aired until September 25, 1958.

Full cast:

John Carradine ……. Francis Carpenter

Thomas Coley ……… Colonel Schaefer

Mario Siletti …….. Old Italian

Emily Heath ………. Girl

Norman Bartold ……. Medic

Richard Tyler …….. First Boy

Peter Miller ……… Second Boy

Don Eitner ……….. Soldier

Valentin de Vargas … Indian

Frank Nechero …….. Italian Soldier

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