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Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
65 audience votes
Key crew
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
- Howard HawksDirector
- Dudley NicholsScreenplay
Cast
- John RidgelyPilot
- Gig YoungCo-Pilot
- John GarfieldTail Gunner Joe Winocki
- Arthur KennedyBombardier
- George TobiasAsst. Crew Chief
- Charles DrakeNavigator
- Harry CareyCrew Chief
- Ward WoodRadio Operator Peterson
- Ray MontgomeryAsst. Radio Operator Chester
- James BrownPilot Tex Rader
- Stanley RidgesMaj. Mallory - Clark Field
- Willard RobertsonColonel at Hickam Field