- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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2 out of 5
This airborne propaganda picture shows how a bomber crew copes on a mission to Japan. At times the picture has all the excitement of a technical manual - no switch, no scanner, no nut and bolt is ignored by the script - and it is, of course, a long haul across the Pacific to the target zone. Released after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, though production started before, the story is filled with vengeance and the Japanese are, of course, depicted as perpetrators of hideous cruelty, and lacking in military know-how. Routine wartime drama, then, lifted by a decent cast including Pat O'Brien, Randolph Scott and Robert Ryan.
Plot Summary
Wartime adventure starring Pat O'Brien and Randolph Scott. Prior to America's entry into the Second World War, two air force officers at a bombardier training school hold opposing views on the most efficient tactics for bombing the enemy in any future conflict. The chance to test their theories comes only too soon.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Major Chick Davis
- Pat O'Brien
- Captain Buck Oliver
- Randolph Scott
- Burt Hughes
- Anne Shirley
- Tom Hughes
- Eddie Albert
- Joe Connors
- Robert Ryan
- Jim Carter
- Walter Reed
- Sergeant Dixon
- Barton MacLane
Crew
- Director
- Richard Wallace
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