The Gallant Hours (1960)
- Starring:
- James Cagney, Dennis Weaver, (more)
- Director(s):
- Robert Montgomery
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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The "mutual admiration society" consisting of actor James Cagney and actor/director Robert Montgomery culminated in the 1960 film The Gallant Hours. Cagney stars as war hero Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey. On the verge of retirement, Halsey recalls his most fateful wartime experience: his five-week showdown between himself and Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (James T. Goto) in 1942. In command of the American naval forces in the Pacific, Halsey scores a crucial, tide-turning victory at Guadalcanal. In concentrating on the participants rather than the battle itself, The Gallant Hours is a character study of a remarkable American. The a cappella "score" performed by Ken Darby and the King's Men Quartet is a matter of taste. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- James Cagney - Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey, Jr.
- Ward Costello - Capt. Harry Black
- Les Tremayne - Capt. Frank Enright
- Raymond Bailey - Maj. Gen. Archie Vandergrift
- Walter Sande - Capt. Horace Keys
- Vaughan Taylor - Cmdr. Mike Pulaski
- Richard Carlyle - Fr. Gehring
- James Yagi - Rear Adm. Jiro Kobe
- John Zaremba - Maj. Gen. Harmon
- William Schallert - Capt. Tom Lamphier
- Herbert Lytton - Adm. Murray
- Arthur Gilmore - Narrator
- Sydney Smith - Adm. Scott
- Leon Lontoc - Manuel
- Dennis Weaver - Lt. Cmdr. Andy Lowe
- Richard Jaeckel - Lt. Cmdr. Roy Webb
- Robert Burton - Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger
- Carl Benton Reid - Vice Adm. Robert Ghormley
- Karl Swenson - Capt. Bill Bailey
- Harry Landers - Capt. Joe Foss
- James T. Goto - Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
- John R. McKee - Lt. Harrison Ludlum
- Carleton Young - Col. Evans Carlson
- Nelson Leigh - Adm. Callaghan
- Tyler McVey - Adm. Ernest J. King
- Robert Montgomery
- Selmar Jackson - Adm. Chester Nimitz
- Director(s):
- Robert Montgomery
- Writer(s):
- Frank D. Gilroy, Lt. Beirne Lay, Jr.
- Producer(s):
- James Cagney, Robert Montgomery
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
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