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ActionWar

Fighter Squadron

- If it had wings, they'd fly it! If it had skirts they'd fight for it!

During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.

Release Date : 1948-11-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Edmond O'Brien

Character Name : Maj. Ed Hardin

Original Name : Edmond O'Brien

Gender : Male

Robert Stack

Character Name : Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton

Original Name : Robert Stack

Gender : Male

John Rodney

Character Name : Col. William 'Bill' Brickley

Original Name : John Rodney

Gender : Male

Tom D'Andrea

Character Name : M / Sgt. James F. Dolan

Original Name : Tom D'Andrea

Gender : Male

Henry Hull

Character Name : Brig. Gen. Mike McCready

Original Name : Henry Hull

Gender : Male

James Holden

Character Name : Lt. Tennessee Atkins

Original Name : James Holden

Gender : Male

Walter Reed

Character Name : Capt. Duke Chappell

Original Name : Walter Reed

Gender : Male

Shepperd Strudwick

Character Name : Brig. Gen. Mel Gilbert

Original Name : Shepperd Strudwick

Gender : Male

Arthur Space

Character Name : Maj. Sanford

Original Name : Arthur Space

Gender : Male

Jack Larson

Character Name : Lt. 'Shorty' Kirk

Original Name : Jack Larson

Gender : Male

Bill McLean

Character Name : Pvt. Wilbur

Original Name : Bill McLean

Gender : Male

Mickey McCardle

Character Name : Jacobs

Original Name : Mickey McCardle

Gender : Male

Rock Hudson

Character Name : Second Lieutenant (uncredited)

Original Name : Rock Hudson

Gender : Male

Lilian Bond

Character Name : English Lady (uncredited)

Original Name : Lilian Bond

Gender : Female

Bill Cody Jr.

Character Name : Private (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Cody Jr.

Gender : Male

Jean Fenwick

Character Name : Lady Woodbine (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Fenwick

Gender : Female

Joe Gray

Character Name : Flyer with Dice (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Gray

Gender : Male

Creighton Hale

Character Name : Cockney (uncredited)

Original Name : Creighton Hale

Gender : Male

Carl Harbaugh

Character Name :

Original Name : Carl Harbaugh

Gender : Male

Hallene Hill

Character Name :

Original Name : Hallene Hill

Gender : Male

Frank Marlowe

Character Name :

Original Name : Frank Marlowe

Gender : Male

John McGuire

Character Name :

Original Name : John McGuire

Gender : Male

Ray Montgomery

Character Name :

Original Name : Ray Montgomery

Gender : Male

George Offerman, Jr.

Character Name :

Original Name : George Offerman, Jr.

Gender : Male

Frances Osborne

Character Name :

Original Name : Frances Osborne

Gender : Female

Tudor Owen

Character Name :

Original Name : Tudor Owen

Gender : Male

Robert Seiter

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Seiter

Gender : Male

Loren Tindall

Character Name :

Original Name : Loren Tindall

Gender : Male

Heather Wilde

Character Name :

Original Name : Heather Wilde

Gender : Female

Robert Boon

Character Name : German Operator

Original Name : Robert Boon

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-27

Henry Hull ("Gen. McCready") is determined to find new ways to attack the Nazi air bases and support the impending D-Day landings, but is fresh out of ideas. One of his squadron commanders "Brick" (John Rodney) has some plans, though - but that necessitates the promotion of "Ed" (Edmond O'Brien) into a job that most think him unsuited for. He's an undisciplined character who thinks the rules are for someone else. Can he mend his ways and take charge of his squadron at this crucial time of the war? There's plenty of internal squabbling, rivalries, soul-searching, sabre-rattling and a slew of black cats - but, essentially this is really a post-war feel-good feature for domestic audiences with little actual jeopardy to what limited plot there is. It features plenty of exciting airborne actuality to keep it moving and the last fifteen minutes make the rest of this plodding wartime drama worth watching. It's curious that there are no women here at all to temper the testosterone!