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Director:
John Ford
Writers:
Frank Fenton (screenplay) and
William Wister Haines (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 February 1957 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Biography | Drama | War See more »
Tagline:
What A Guy Wayne ! See more »
Plot:
A biography of Navy flier-turned-screenwriter Frank W. "Spig" Wead. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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NewsDesk:
Fireworks, food and William Katt: July 4 weekend TV
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User Reviews:
it must be the Metrocolor See more (25 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

John Wayne ... Frank W. 'Spig' Wead

Dan Dailey ... 'Jughead' Carson

Maureen O'Hara ... Min Wead

Ward Bond ... John Dodge

Ken Curtis ... John Dale Price

Edmund Lowe ... Adm. Moffett

Kenneth Tobey ... Capt. Herbert Allen Hazard
James Todd ... Jack Travis
Barry Kelley ... Capt. Jock Clark
Sig Ruman ... Manager
Henry O'Neill ... Capt. Spear

Willis Bouchey ... Barton

Dorothy Jordan ... Rose Brentmann
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tige Andrews ... Arizona Pincus (uncredited)
Veda Ann Borg ... (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ... Pete (uncredited)
Olive Carey ... Bridy O'Faolain (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum ... Man on Sidewalk Outside Movie Theater (uncredited)
James Flavin ... MP at Garden Party (uncredited)
Mimi Gibson ... Lila Wead (uncredited)
Fred Graham ... Officer in Brawl (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... Patient (uncredited)
William Henry ... Naval Aide (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt ... Dr. John Keye (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Producer (uncredited)
Christopher James ... (uncredited)
William Joyce ... Naval Aide (uncredited)
Janet Lake ... Nurse (uncredited)
William Paul Lowery ... Wead's Baby - 'Commodore' (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons ... (uncredited)

Mae Marsh ... Nurse Crumley (uncredited)

May McAvoy ... Nurse (uncredited)
Alberto Morin ... Second Manager (uncredited)
Forbes Murray ... Congressman (uncredited)
Peter Ortiz ... Lt. Charles Dexter (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... Joe McGuffey (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson ... Officer (uncredited)
Evelyn Rudie ... Doris Wead (uncredited)
Arthur Salzfass ... Navy Pilot (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Bartender (uncredited)
William Tracy ... Air Officer (uncredited)
Charles Trowbridge ... Adm. Crown (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel ... Naval Officer (uncredited)
Harlan Warde ... Executive Officer (uncredited)
Blue Washington ... Bartender at Officer's Club (uncredited)
Terry Wilson ... Naval Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Ford 
 
Writing credits
Frank Fenton (screenplay) and
William Wister Haines (screenplay)

Frank Wead (based on the life and writings of) (as Commander Frank W. 'Spig' Wead)

Produced by
James E. Newcom .... associate producer
Charles Schnee .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jeff Alexander 
 
Cinematography by
Paul Vogel (director of photography) (as Paul C. Vogel)
 
Film Editing by
Gene Ruggiero 
 
Art Direction by
Malcolm Brown 
William A. Horning 
 
Set Decoration by
F. Keogh Gleason  (as Keogh Gleason)
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Makeup Department
William Tuttle .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Tom Andre .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wingate Smith .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Frank Wesselhoff .... painter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Wesley C. Miller .... recording supervisor (as Dr. Wesley C. Miller)
James Brock .... sound (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie .... special effects
Warren Newcombe .... special effects
 
Stunts
Fred Graham .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward .... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins .... stunts (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Mantz .... aerial stunts (uncredited)
Frank McGrath .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Morgan .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunt double: John Wayne (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Stader .... stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Walter Plunkett .... wardrobe: Miss O'Hara
 
Editorial Department
Charles K. Hagedon .... color consultant
 
Music Department
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
John Dale Price .... technical advisor (as Adm. John Dale Price USN [Ret])
John Keye .... technical advisor (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Frank Wead .... dedicatee (as Commander Frank 'Spig' Wead)
 
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System) | Perspecta Stereo
Certification:
Finland:K-12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | USA:Approved (PCA #18317) | Sweden:15 | Argentina:Atp | West Germany:12 (nf) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
After John Dodge (the fictional version of John Ford) gives Spig a job writing for his studio, he is lead out to his new office to begin work and passes in front of numerous actor's head shots. Wayne pauses for a beat in front of one of his earliest head shots before continuing.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: There is a drawing of a cowboy's head on the wall outside Dodge's office. It appears in three different places when Wead first meets Dodge. It can be seen initially three pictures from the right of Dodge's door as Wead approaches the secretary, then it is seen on the opposite wall behind Wead when he enters Dodge's office, and finally it can be seen immediately to the left of Dodge's office door behind Dodge's head when they leave the office.See more »
Quotes:
'Jughead' Carson:[the General has just given him some whiskey for Spig] Well, thank you sir!
'Jughead' Carson:[he chugs it and throws it behind the mirror] They can make better booze in a bathtub!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)See more »
Soundtrack:
The Wearing of the GreenSee more »

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
it must be the Metrocolor, 5 July 2007
Author: RanchoTuVu from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

This bio-pic about the naval aviation proponent and writer Frank "Spig" Wead may have one sitting on the fence for a moment or two at the beginning, not sure whether or not to stay with it, but there's a magic that slowly casts its spell, with the Metrocolor and a great opening set in Pensacola, Florida in the 20's, and John Wayne as "Spig" Wead commandeering a pontoon plane and crashing it right into a big party for southern belles and military brass. And the rest of the film does its best not to let the opening down. For a John Ford-John Wayne collaboration that maybe not that many people have ever even heard of, this film is a true surprise, not only looking fantastic with the sets and color, but featuring great acting from Wayne in a very different role for him. The chemistry between him and Maureen O'Hara had a few years to refine itself after "THE QUIET MAN", and here it seems even more interesting and mature, if a little less fiery.

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