Release Date

28 Aug, 1951

Runtime

01:42: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa...the Marine air-devils blazed a trail of glory...while the women they left behind fought battles of their own!

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.

Original Title

Flying Leathernecks

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Actors

John Wayne

Robert Ryan

Don Taylor

Janis Carter

Jay C. Flippen

William Harrigan

James Bell

Barry Kelley

Maurice Jara

Adam Williams

James Dobson

Carleton Young

Michael St. Angel

Brett King

Gordon Gebert

Hal Bokar

Barry Brooks

Charles Brunner

Richard Condon

James Craven

Victor Cutler

Crew

Nicholas Ray

James Edward Grant

Kenneth Gamet

Beirne Lay Jr.

Edmund Grainger

Edmund Grainger

Roy Webb

Sherman Todd

William E. Snyder

Albert S. D'Agostino

James W. Sullivan

Darrell Silvera

John Sturtevant

Michael Woulfe