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Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Directed by Nicholas Ray
“From Guadalcanal to Okinawa...the Marine air-devils blazed a trail of glory...while the women they left behind fought battles of their own!”
War, Action, Drama · 1h 42m
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
Cast
John Wayne
Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
Robert Ryan
Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
Don Taylor
Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
Janis Carter
Joan Kirby
Jay C. Flippen
MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
William Harrigan
Dr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran
James Bell
Colonel
Barry Kelley
Brigadier General
Maurice Jara
Shorty Vegay
Adam Williams
Lt. Bert Malotke
Carleton Young
Col. Riley
Crew
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
- Screenplay
- James Edward Grant, Beirne Lay Jr., Edmund Grainger
- Director of Photography
- William E. Snyder
- Editor
- Sherman Todd
- Producer
- Edmund Grainger
Details
- Release date
- 1951-08-28
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- War, Action, Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures