Fighter Squadron

Fighter Squadron

Director: Raoul Walsh Cast: Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
, Robert Stack
Robert Stack
, Henry Hull
Henry Hull
, John Rodney
John Rodney
Raoul Walsh
Fighter Squadron

Fighter Squadron

Director: Raoul Walsh Cast: Edmond O'Brien
Edmond O'Brien
, Robert Stack
Robert Stack
, Henry Hull
Henry Hull
, John Rodney
John Rodney
Raoul Walsh

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Overview

Excellent Technicolor photography, principally in the aerial scenes, is the main asset of the cliché-ridden Fighter Squadron. Set in the months just prior to D-Day, the plot zeroes in on Marjor Ed Hardin (Edmond O'Brien) leader of a squadron of fearless combat pilots. In keeping with the conventions of the era, the training and flying sequences are counterbalanced with comic byplay involving wheeler-dealer Sergeant Dolan (Tom D'Andrea), whose flippant attitudes towards the opposite sex are a bit hard to take today. Far more effective is the performance of 15-year-old Jack Larson, making his screen debut in the role of a rookie pilot who grows up in a hurry after scoring his first kill (Larson later gained TV immortality as Jimmy Olsen on Superman). Also making his first screen appearance, in a role so small it isn't even billed, is a former truck driver named Rock Hudson.

Product Details

Release Date: 02/02/2010
UPC: 0883316231913
Original Release: 1948
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Full Frame]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:36:00
Sales rank: 24,032

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Edmond O'Brien Maj. Ed Harden
Robert Stack Capt. Stu Hamilton
Henry Hull Maj. Gen. Mike McCready
John Rodney Col. Bill Brickley
Tom D'Andrea Sgt. Dolan
James Holden Tennessee
Walter Reed Capt. Duke Chappell
Shepperd Strudwick Brig. Gen. M. Gilbert
Arthur Space Maj. Sanford
Jack Larson Shorty
William McLean Wilbur,Pvt. Wilbur
Mickey McCardle Jacobs
George Backus Sentry
Joel Allen Sentry
Gilchrist Stuart English Photographer
Elliott Dare English Photographer
Guy Kingsford English Photographer
Bill Cabanne Control Tower Operator
Robert Manning Bomber Pilot
John Morgan Gunner
Dick Paxton Turret Gunner
George Adrian German Pilot
Harry McKim Ball Turret Gunner
Patricia Northrup Blonde Girl
John McGuire Maj. Duncan
Rock Hudson Lieutenant
Jack Grant Projectionist
John Royce German Radio Operator
Carl Harbaugh Cockney
Willy Wickerhauser German Pilot
Geza Remy German Pilot
Charles Lind Beagle Operator
Jeff Richards Captain
William Yetter Jr. German Radio Operator
Hallene Hill Old Lady
Jean Fenwick Lady Woodbine
Don Phillips Lieutenant
Rory Mallinson Guard
Robert Alderette Chappell's Crew Chief
Janet Barrett Chorine
Lilian Bond English Lady
Robert Boon German Operator
Jack Boyle Pilot
Truman Bradley Narrator
Tex Brodus Pilot
Max Steiner Composer

Technical Credits
Raoul Walsh Director
Roy Davidson Special Effects
John Holden Special Effects
H.F. Koenekamp Special Effects
Seton I. Miller Producer
Martin Rackin Screenwriter
Leslie G. Hewitt Sound Effects
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