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Credited cast: | |||
Robert Taylor | ... | Narrator (voice) (as Lieut Robert Taylor USNR) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Charles Boyer | ... | Récitant / Narrator (French version) (voice) | |
Joseph J. Clark | ... | Self (as Jocko) | |
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Dixie Kiefer | ... | Self (as Dixie) |
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G.E. Lowe | ... | Self |
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John S. McCain Jr. | ... | Self (as John S. McCain) |
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John Meehan | ... | Self |
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E.T. Stover | ... | Self |
The film follows the WWII exploits of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) (unidentified in the film), in its first major operations following its commissioning in 1943. The life of the crew is documented from July 1943 to June 1944, from its passage through the Panama Canal through assaults on Marcus, Kwajalein, Truk and Tinian Islands, and culminating with the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Spectacular 16mm Kodachrome footage of combat operations and naval aviation is prominent throughout. Written by scgary66
The Fighting Lady is an American made `docudrama' typical of much Hollywood's war years production. It is narrated by Hollywood star Robert Taylor who had enlisted in the US Navy during WWII. There is no central character, rather it is primarily the story of life aboard a typical American aircraft carrier during the middle war years in the pacific. It includes some spectacular color gun camera footage of strafing and bombing missions at the battles of Marcus, Truk, and Kwajalern and the Marians. It acknowledges US losses, but does not tell of their extent: our carrier aircraft losses at Truk, for example, were particularly severe. The movie seems to be preparing the US public for a possibly long and costly conclusion to the pacific war. It describes the campaign necessary to conclude the pacific war in some detail. It is a campaign that thankfully was cut short. It should be seen as essentially a propaganda film, and is worthwhile viewing especially from that perspective.