Bombers B-52 (1957)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Writers:

Sam Rolfe (novel)
Irving Wallace (writer)

Release Date:

1958 (Austria)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

THE MIGHT OF IT - THE SIGHT OF IT STUNS THE SCREEN! (original print ad - all caps)

Plot:

Sgt. Chuch Brennan always disliked playboy and hotshot, Col. Jim Herlihy. Now Chuck has even more reason to, Jim is dating his daughter, Lois.

Plot Keywords:

Air Force | Quiz Show | Dogfight | Thunderbird | Helicopter

Cast

Natalie Wood	...	Lois Brennan
Karl Malden	...	Master Sergeant Chuck V. Brennan, Line Chief
Marsha Hunt	...	Edith Brennan
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Colonel Jim Herlihy, Commanding Officer 329th Bomber Squadron
Don Kelly	...	Master Sergeant Darren McKine
Nelson Leigh	...	Brig. General Wayne Acton, Commanding Officer Castle Air Force Base
Robert Nichols	...	Wilbur 'Brooklyn' Stuart
Ray Montgomery	...	Barnes
Robert Hover	...	Simpson (as Bob Hover)

Also Known As:

No Sleep Till Dawn (UK)

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Warnercolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Finland:S | West Germany:12 | Sweden:15

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. replaced Tab Hunter.

Goofs:

Continuity: The B52 used for taxiing on the runway scenes has a red nose, with worn out paint. The B-52 used for the flight scenes clearly has a black nose panel.

Soundtrack:

An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube)

Description

Karl Malden plays an air force sergeant who is tempted by a better-paying civilian job. Malden's daughter Natalie Wood is in love with a young colonel (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) whom her father regards as an insolent hothead. The younger man proves his worth during jet maneuvers, while Malden decides that he's of more value in the service than as a working stiff. Bombers B-52 has some excellent moments, including a well-staged variation of the obligatory "breaking the news to the pilot's widow" scene. The film earned latter-day notoriety in the 1980s when a prominent movie historian analyzed the script (by Irving Wallace) and found an overabundance of sexual innuendo--including such in-flight dialogue as "She's unable to receive fuel" and "Request jet penetration!" Anyone interested in obtaining a copy of this film can do so by writing to me at: [e-mail]