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7.0/10 • 13

1949-08-301h 56m

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After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the superiority of naval air power. But military and political "red tape" continually frustrate their efforts, prompting Scott to even consider leaving the Navy for a more lucrative civilian job. Then the world enters a second World War and Scott finally gets the opportunity to prove to Washington the valuable role aircraft carriers could play in winning the conflict. But what will it cost him and his comrades personally?

Directors
Delmer Daves
Writters
Delmer Daves
Editors
Delmer Daves, Alan Crosland, Jr.

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  1. Gary Cooper

    Gary Cooper

    Jonathan L. Scott

  2. Jane Wyatt

    Jane Wyatt

    Mary Morgan

  3. Wayne Morris

    Wayne Morris

    McKinney

  4. Walter Brennan

    Walter Brennan

    Pete Richard

  5. Julie London

    Julie London

    Barbara McKinney

  6. Jack Holt

    Jack Holt

    Captain Reeves

  7. Stanley Ridges

    Stanley Ridges

    Sen. Bentley

  8. John Ridgely

    John Ridgely

    Dixie Rankin

  9. Richard Rober

    Richard Rober

    Lt. Jack Southern

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CinemaSerf

Jul 9, 2022

6/10

Told by way of a retrospective on the career of "Adm. Scott" (Gary Cooper) this is quite an interesting story of the evolution of the aircraft carrier and the training and development of naval piloting skills dating back to the 1920s - when the ships looked little more stable than upturned irons, and a fair degree of the pilots were injured or worse as they tried to land amidst a pitching sea with crosswinds galore. The aerial photography is superb, giving us quite an insight into the perils of trying to land a flimsily built aircraft on a 65 foot long object, in the middle of the sea. That's the interesting bit. The acting is really neither here nor there. Cooper has a glint in his eye at the start but becomes way too earnest as he rises through the ranks and has to strive to establish his vision of carrier-based naval air squadrons. He has a few helpers en route - an oddly wooden Walter Brennan in a much straighter role that we are used to seeing him in, and to be honest - he isn't a natural. Wayne Morris and Jane Wyatt make up the numbers but this film is really about the history of maritime aviation. The drama is very much secondary and aside from the last fifteen minutes, it might as well be a (good) documentary with some familiar faces presenting it

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
navymilitary officer