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Flying Leathernecks (1951)

FROM GUADALCANAL TO OKINAWA...THE MARINE AIR-DEVILS BLAZED A TRAIL OF GLORY...WHILE THE WOMEN THEY LEFT BEHIND FOUGHT BATTLES OF THEIR OWN!

Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.

Directed by Nicholas Ray

Screenplay by Beirne Lay Jr., Edmund Grainger, James Edward Grant

DETAILS

RUNTIME 1h 42min GENRES War, Action, Drama STUDIOS RKO Radio Pictures COUNTRIES USA LANGUAGES English More Details at TMDB

CAST

John Wayne Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby

Robert Ryan Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin

Don Taylor Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe

Janis Carter Joan Kirby

Jay C. Flippen MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief