Flying Leathernecks
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa...the Marine air-devils blazed a trail of glory...while the women they left behind fought battles of their own!
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- Action
- Drama
- War
Overview
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
Keywords
- world war ii
- okinawa
- pacific
- fighter pilot
- u.s. air force
- marine corps
- pacific island
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 28, 1951
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Cast
- William Harrigan,Lynn Stalmaster,Eda Reiss Merin,Chuck Hamilton,Milton Kibbee,Don Taylor,Robert Ryan,Barry Kelley,Gordon Gebert,Harlan Wardeand 33 more
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Producer
- Edmund Grainger
- Cinematography
- William E. Snyder
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0043547