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Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady

Men of the Fighting Lady

TORN OUT OF A TORTURED SKY!

Genres

DramaWar

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A writer visits an aircraft carrier during the Korean war to learn more about it and the way it's run. He also gets to find out more about the Navy and Marine aviators themselves, their internal and external conflicts and dangers of their job.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

79 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

07 May 1954

Country

United States of America

Cast

Van Johnson

Van Johnson

Lt. Thayer

Walter Pidgeon

Walter Pidgeon

Cmdr. Dowling

Louis Calhern

Louis Calhern

James A. Michener

Dewey Martin

Dewey Martin

Schecter

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Lt. Cmdr. Dodson

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Lt. Cmdr. Grayson

Robert Horton

Robert Horton

Ensign Neil Conovan

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski

Lewis Martin

Lewis Martin

Comdr. Michael Coughlin

George Cooper

George Cooper

Cyril Roberts

Dick Simmons

Dick Simmons

Lt. Wayne Kimbrell

Jerry Mathers

Jerry Mathers

Richard Dodson

Steve Rowland

Steve Rowland

Pilot Johnson

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