Synopsis
A documentary/drama about the training of bombardiers during WWII. Major Chick Davis proves to the U.S. Army the superiority of high altitude precision bombing, and establishes a school for bombardiers. Training is followed in semi-documentary style, with personal dramas in subplots. The climax is a spectacular sequence.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- John TwistWriter
- Lambert HillyerWriter
- Richard WallaceDirector
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Pat O'BrienChick Davis
- Randolph ScottBuck Oliver
- Anne ShirleyBurton Hughes
- Eddie AlbertTom Hughes
- Walter ReedJim Carter
- Robert RyanJoe Connors
- Barton MacLaneArchie Dixon
- Leonard StrongJapanese Officer
- Richard MartinChito Rafferty
- Eugene L. EubankEugene L. Eubank
- Russell WadePaul Harris
- James NewillCaptain Rand
Stills
Themes
pilotbombingsemi-documentarybomber pilotbombardier