Fondly remembered by trivia buffs as the debut of Rock Hudson, who, by all accounts, required over three dozen takes to convincingly utter his one line, this film also provides a stirring account of US fighter pilots battling the Luftwaffe in 1943-44 over England and France.
O'Brien is excellent as Maj. Hardin, the leader of the small squadron, trying to keep up his and his outfit's nerve while leading sortie after sortie against vastly superior numbers. Intertwined with profiles of Hardin's crew is a good deal of color combat footage, superbly edited by Nyby. Stack
is absorbing as Hardin's pensive protege and intended successor, while veteran actors Hull and St...
Released:
1948
Rated:
NR
Length:
96 mins