'Hardtack' Hamilton — Canal Zone Character Profile

About 'Hardtack' Hamilton

Training officer at the station. In love with Susan Merrill, which creates tension with Harley Ames. Crashes his aircraft in the jungle alongside another pilot, but is safely rescued by Ames and returned to base.

'Hardtack' Hamilton — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Chester Morris

Appears in

Canal Zone (1942)

Role

Protagonist

More characters from Canal Zone

• Susan Merrill (Harriet Nelson)
• Harley Ames (John Hubbard)
• Recruit Kincaid (Larry Parks)
• Recruit Hughes (Eddie Laughton)
• Recruit Madigan (Forrest Tucker)
• Recruit Baldwin - Insurance Man (Lloyd Bridges)
• Cmdr. Merrill (Stanley Andrews)
• 'Mack' MacNamara (George McKay)
• 'Red' Connors - Mechanic (John Tyrrell)
• Pilot Jones (Stanley Brown)
• Henshaw - Co-Pilot (John Shay)
• The Radio Operator (uncredited) (Hugh Beaumont)