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Flying Leathernecks (1951)
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Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal. Director:Nicholas Ray |
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Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
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Don Taylor | ... |
Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
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Janis Carter | ... |
Joan Kirby
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Jay C. Flippen | ... |
MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
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William Harrigan | ... |
Dr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran
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James Bell | ... |
Colonel
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Barry Kelley | ... |
Brigadier General
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Maurice Jara | ... |
Shorty Vegay
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Adam Williams | ... |
Lt. Bert Malotke
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James Dobson | ... |
Lt. Pudge McCabe
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Carleton Young | ... |
Col. Riley
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Michael St. Angel | ... |
Capt. Harold Jorgensen, Ops. Officer
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Brett King | ... |
1st Lt. Ernie Stark
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Gordon Gebert | ... |
Tommy Kirby
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Storyline
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 the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed. Written by garykmcd
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From Guadalcanal to Okinawa...the Marine air-devils blazed a trail of glory...while the women they left behind fought battles of their own! (1956 reissue poster) See more »Parents Guide:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Guadalcanal - Entscheidung im Pazifik See more »Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Trivia
The fighter planes seen in the early part of the film are not the actual Grumman F4F Wildcat planes which were part of the Guadalcanal air campaign but Grumman F6F Hellcat planes. Hellcats were more readily available at the time the movie was made in 1951 as not many Wildcats had actually survived World War II. Moreover, Hellcats painted white and red also doubled as enemy Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter planes of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service (IJNAS). See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: When Major Kirby is just home from the war, he takes a letter from a mailbox which in a full-screen shot is shown to have a six-cent stamp. Six-cent stamps weren't issued until 1949, four years after the war ended. See more »
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