Air Cadet

1951
Approved
1h 34m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

186

YOUR RATING

Rock Hudson, Robert Arthur, Charles Drake, Richard Long, Stephen McNally, Alex Nicol, and Gail Russell in Air Cadet (1951)

Biography Drama War

A group of cadets have assorted problems at the U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Academy.A group of cadets have assorted problems at the U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Academy.A group of cadets have assorted problems at the U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Academy.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

186

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
An unnamed extra in this movie, Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom, was later selected as one of the original NASA Project Mercury astronauts. Grissom died on January 27, 1967, during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission at Cape Kennedy, Florida, along with his fellow astronauts Ed White and Roger B. Chaffee.

Goofs
The characters in the movie mentioned Air Force installations as "Randolph Field," or "Williams Field." In 1947 the Air Force renamed all of its "fields" as "bases." By 1950 or 1951, when this movie was made, "Randolph Field" should have been "Randolph Air Force Base," and so on. Perhaps old habits were hard to break.

Quotes
Jerry Connell: Buddy of mine once told me that he'd rather fly a jet than kiss his girl. Said it gave him more of a kick.
Walt Carver: No foolin'!
Joe Czanoczek: Maybe he oughta get another girl!

User reviews9

Featured review

10/10

Highly recommended for its its portrayal of Aviation Cadet life in the 50's

In 1951 I went to the Premier of this movie in Houston Texas. I was an Aviation Cadet at the time. I have seen the movie on AMC several times. Although there are no legitimate tapes as far as I know I have obtained one from ebay. I would like to get an uncut 16mm or 35mm film for showing if they are available. I have collected peripherals such as posters,black and white stills and ads about this movie. The movie came out during the Korean War and was done using actual settings and real Air Force persona. In fact in the initial screening in Houston several of my classmates are shown. The movie as shown on AMC does not include that segment. It may have been cut out after the initial premier before being distributed. It was realistic as it showed the life of a cadet from start to his commission. It also showed the heartbreak of being "washed out" as a good many cadets were. It is truly a film of the early fifties and shows young men being prepared for war in the Korean skies.