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Release Date:
27 November 1948 (USA)
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The Flying Fist of the Air Force! more
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During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted. full summary | add synopsis
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Fighter Pilot
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D Day
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Sergeant
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Aerial Combat
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Airforce
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Fun viewing, great fighter footage, poor production
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Edmond O'Brien | ... | Maj. Ed Hardin |
 | Robert Stack | ... | Capt. Stu Hamilton |
 | John Rodney | ... | Col. Bill Brickley |
| Tom D'Andrea | ... | Sgt. Dolan |
| Henry Hull | ... | Maj. Gen. Mike McCready |
| James Holden | ... | Lt. Tennessee Atkins |
| Walter Reed | ... | Capt. Duke Chappell |
| Shepperd Strudwick | ... | Brig. Gen. M. Gilbert |
| Arthur Space | ... | Maj. Sanford |
| Jack Larson | ... | Lt. 'Shorty' Kirk |
| Bill McLean | ... | Pvt. Wilbur |
| Mickey McCardle | ... | Jacobs |
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Runtime:
96 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Rock Hudson's first movie.
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Revealing mistakes: When the P-47 squadron attacks and strafes a German airfield, a good deal of the gun camera footage actually shows Japanese aircraft being shot up.
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Some Sunday Morning
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I enjoyed this movie as an AF veteran and a nephew of a fighter pilot who flew in an England based squadron. I am not sure if I would have enjoyed the movie as much without that personal investment. The production is not that impressive. The story of the maverick fighter pilot having to accept responsibility after being thrust into a leadership role was fairly predictable, in 2006. Maybe it was new and refreshing in 1948, but this is not a classic, must have, multifaceted war classic. However, it is a good viewing, once every few years, if you are a WWII buff. The inaccuracies and location problems are lost when I view the actual combat footage. The personal stories are consistent with reality, even though not told well.