12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)

This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank ... See full summary »

Stars:

Frank Overton, Paul Burke, Chris Robinson

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Frank Overton	...	Maj. Harvey Stovall (61 episodes, 1964-1967)
Paul Burke	...	Col. Joseph Anson Gallagher (48 episodes, 1964-1967)
Chris Robinson	...	Sgt. Sandy Komansky (47 episodes, 1965-1967)
Robert Lansing	...	General Frank Savage (32 episodes, 1964-1965)
Barney Phillips	...	Doc Kaiser (27 episodes, 1964-1967)

Storyline

This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.

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Plot Keywords:

time in title | sergeant | bomber | number in title

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Almas en la hoguera

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (78 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the initial episodes of the series, Savage wears a normal A-2 leather flight jacket with rounded collar points and general's stars on the ends of the epaulet straps at the shoulder. This changes in later episodes to another jacket with sharp collar points, stars in the middle of the epaulets, a cigarette pouch on the left arm, and expansion gussets at the rear of each shoulder.

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Goofs

Reconnaissance flights are often shown with a P-51D taking off but a P-51B in flight. Due to their radically altered canopy configurations, these two types are plainly different.

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Connections

Follows Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

User Reviews

Great World War II Air Corps drama

Twelve O'Clock High is the story of the airmen of the 918th Bombardment Group based at Archbury, England. The great leadership skills of the commanding officers and how they dealt with their crews in daily life or death situations while fighting the Luftwaffe. This series had superior writing, sets and story lines-many of which were based on actual events of World War II. There is a lot of aerial combat footage used in this series from both the side of the Allies and the Axis powers. A superbly acted series with excellent casting. This series needs to be shown again in the United States as it is a great tool for teaching our young people what life and freedom was all about during this bygone era.