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19 June 1945 (USA)
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"Rick" is on the Screen ! The Gripping . . . Exciting Story of America's First Ace of Aces !
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WWI flyer Eddie Rickenbaker remembers his life which brought him from a car salesman, race driver and pilot in WWI...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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The Worst Movie Biopics and Five That Are Pretty Darn Good
(From Cinematical. 6 November 2009, 6:15 PM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 6 November 2009, 6:15 PM, PST)
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A travesty, but in the details.
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Cast
(in credits order) | Fred MacMurray | ... | Captain Edward Rickenbacker |
 | Lynn Bari | ... | Adelaide Frost Rickenbacker |
 | Charles Bickford | ... | William Rickenbacker |
 | Thomas Mitchell | ... | Ike Howard |
 | Lloyd Nolan | ... | Lt. Jim Whittaker |
 | James Gleason | ... | Tom Clark |
| Mary Philips | ... | Elsie Rickenbacker |
 | Darryl Hickman | ... | Eddie Rickenbacker as a boy |
 | Spring Byington | ... | Mrs. Frost |
 | Richard Conte | ... | Pvt. John Bartek |
| Charles Russell | ... | Sgt. Jim Reynolds |
| Richard Crane | ... | Capt. Bill Cherry |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Col. Hans Adamson |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Jabez |
| Grady Sutton | ... | Lester Thomas |
| Chick Chandler | ... | Richard Lacey |
 | Dwayne Hickman | ... | Louis Rickenbacker |
| Nancy June Robinson | ... | Mary Rickenbacker |
| Winifred Glyn | ... | Emma Rickenbacker |
| Gregory Marshall | ... | Dewey Rickenbacker (as Gregory Muradian) |
| David Spencer | ... | Albert Rickenbacker |
| Elvin Field | ... | Bill Rickenbacker |
| George Mitchell | ... | Lt. Johnny De Angelis |
| Boyd Davis | ... | Mr. Frost |
| Don Garner | ... | Sgt. Alex |
| Mary Gordon | ... | Mrs. Westrom |
| Joseph J. Greene | ... | Dinkenspiel |
| Olin Howland | ... | Census Taker (as Olin Howlin) |
| Robert Malcolm | ... | Mr. Foley |
| Leila McIntyre | ... | Mrs. Foley |
| Harry Shannon | ... | Simmons |
| Virginia Brissac | ... | Flo Clark |
| Peter Garey | ... | Freddie |
| Fred Essler | ... | Prof. Montague |
| Lotte Stein | ... | Mme. Montagne |
| Earle S. Dewey | ... | Dr. Campbell (as Earle Dewey) |
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| George Kitchel | ... | Flight officer |
 | Dorothy Adams | ... | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Ed Allen | ... | Black Man (uncredited) |
| Walter Baldwin | ... | Serious Man (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| George Chandler | ... | Heckler (uncredited) |
| John Davidson | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
 | Marvin Davis | ... | Ticket Taker (uncredited) |
 | John Dehner | ... | Ambulance Attendant (uncredited) |
| Joe Devlin | ... | Brewery Worker (uncredited) |
| Tom Dillon | ... | MacFarland (uncredited) |
| Edith Evanson | ... | Nurse (uncredited) |
| William Forrest | ... | (uncredited) |
| Jack Gargan | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Pat Gleason | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Vincent Graeff | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Reed Hadley | ... | News Announcer (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | ... | (uncredited) |
| Van Allen James | ... | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ray Johnson | ... | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Donald Kerr | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ann Loos | ... | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Tommy Mack | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Paul Marion | ... | (uncredited) |
| Peter Michael | ... | Charlie (uncredited) |
| Howard Negley | ... | (uncredited) |
| William Newell | ... | (uncredited) |
| Garry Owen | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Franklin Parker | ... | Shelby (uncredited) |
| Orville Race | ... | Singer (uncredited) |
| Georges Renavent | ... | French General (uncredited) |
| Leon Tyler | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Charles Wagenheim | ... | Workman (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Lloyd Bacon | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| John Tucker Battle | ||
Produced by | |||
| Winfield R. Sheehan | .... | producer | |
| Christy Walsh | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Cyril J. Mockridge | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph MacDonald | (as Joe MacDonald) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| James B. Clark | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Maurice Ransford | |||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | (as Lyle Wheeler) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
| Walter M. Scott | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| René Hubert | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Dick Smith | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Saul Wurtzel | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Eugene Grossman | .... | sound | |
| Roger Heman Sr. | .... | sound | |
| Harry M. Leonard | .... | sound | |
| Harry M. Leonard | .... | special sound effects (as Harry Leonard) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Sol Halperin | .... | special photographic effects | |
| Fred Sersen | .... | special photographic effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ralph Hammeras | .... | miniatures (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Roger Shearman | .... | second camera | |
| Irving Rosenberg | .... | second camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Sam Benson | .... | wardrobe (uncredited) | |
| Eugene Joseff | .... | costume jeweller (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Maurice De Packh | .... | orchestrator | |
| Emil Newman | .... | musical director | |
| Arthur Morton | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Murray Spivack | .... | music mixer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Frances C. Richardson | .... | research director (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1945) (USA) (theatrical)
- Teakwood Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
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107 min
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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I don't recall the movie being as bad as the previous poster laments, but it is the first time I saw a movie of a person I knew something of his historical record and how they played loose with the details for dramatic license (I read his massive autobiography 5 times at least--a big book for a 13 yr old to read then--and several of his other books, including his version of the ordeal at sea depicted in the movie and Capt. Cherry's version "We Thought We Heard the Angels Sing"). I was "outraged" as any hero worshiping teen could be when they changed incidents in the movie that I knew happened differently (hey! That didn't happen that way!). but from this movie, I did learn the lesson of what that disclaimer means "Though based on actual incidents..."