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Summary
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
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Not for laughs, scares or big ideas.
Cast
24 of 35
John WayneMaj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
Robert RyanCapt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
Don TaylorLt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
Janis CarterJoan Kirby
Jay C. FlippenMSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
William HarriganDr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran
James BellColonel
Barry KelleyBrigadier General
Maurice JaraShorty Vegay
Adam WilliamsLt. Bert Malotke
Carleton YoungCol. Riley
Michael St. AngelCapt. Harold Jorgensen, Ops. Officer
Brett King1st Lt. Ernie Stark
Gordon GebertTommy Kirby
Richard Condon1st Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
James CravenFleet CIC Commander (uncredited)
Victor Cutler2nd Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
Gail DavisVirginia Blithe (uncredited)
Sam EdwardsJunior (uncredited)
Fred GrahamMP Sergeant (uncredited)
Chuck HamiltonIntelligence Officer (uncredited)
Douglas HendersonLt. Foster (uncredited)
Milton KibbeeIndian Affairs Clerk (uncredited)
Crew
- Directed by
- Nicholas Ray
- Written by
- James Edward Grant, Beirne Lay Jr., Kenneth Gamet
- Produced by
- Edmund Grainger
- Music by
- Roy Webb, C. Bakaleinikoff
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Facts
August 28, 1951 · 1 h 42 min · NR
- Released
- August 28, 1951
- Runtime
- 1 h 42 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Violence
- Genres
- War, Action, Drama
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Available in
- 27 countries