The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker, the Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy of Republic, star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of beautiful nurse Vera Hruba Ralston, Corey and Tucker prepare to fly a bombing mission in the South Pacific. Before boarding their B29 Superfortress, Tucker appears to be chickening out, but he's steadfastly at his cockpit post at takeoff time. For a big-budget war picture, Wild Blue Yonder contains a surprising amount of chorus boy-style singing. The best musical vignette is supporting player Phil Harris' rendition of his hit song "The Thing" ("Get outta here with that [thump! thump! thump!] /Before I call a cop" etc.) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Vera Ralston, Forrest Tucker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Allan Dwan
Synopsis of The Wild Blue Yonder
Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker, the Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy of Republic, star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of beautiful nurse Vera Hruba Ralston, Corey and Tucker prepare to fly a bombing mission in the South Pacific. Before boarding their B29 Superfortress, Tucker appears to be chickening out, but he's steadfastly at his cockpit post at takeoff time. For a big-budget war picture, Wild Blue Yonder contains a surprising amount of chorus boy-style singing. The best musical vignette is supporting player Phil Harris' rendition of his hit song "The Thing" ("Get outta here with that [thump! thump! thump!] /Before I call a cop" etc.) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Wild Blue Yonder
- Vera Ralston - Lt. Helen Landers
- Phil Harris - Sgt. Hank Stack
- William Ching - Lt. Ted Cranshaw
- Harry Carey, Jr. - Sgt. Shaker Schuker
- Wally Cassell - Sgt. Pulaski
- Richard Erdman - Cpl. Frenchy
- Hal Baylor - Sgt. Eric Nelson
- Jack Kelly - Lt. Jessup
- Hall Bartlett - Lt. Jorman
- David Sharpe - Sgt. "Red" Irwin
- Don Garner - George
- Stan Holbrook - Bombardier
- Jack Sherman
- John Hart
- Glenn Vernon - Crew Man
- Bob Morgan - Engineer Schiller
- Paul McGuire
- Paul Livermore - Sgt. Harker
- Gayle Kellogg - Pilot
- Gil Herman
- Kathleen Freeman - Nurse Baxter
- Wendell Corey - Capt. Harold Calvert
- Forrest Tucker - Maj. Tom West
- Walter Brennan - Maj. Gen. Wolfe
- Ruth Donnelly - Maj. Ida Winton
- Penny Edwards - Connie Hudson
- James Brown - Sgt. Pop Davis
- Phillip Pine - Sgt. Tony
- Joe Brown, Jr. - Sgt. O'Hara
- Peter Coe - Sgt. Pollio
- William Witney - Gen. Curtis E. LeMay
- Joel Allen - Chaplain Goodrich
- Myron Healey - Tower Voices
- Robert Karnes - Copilot
- Andy Brennan - Orderly
- Steve Wayne - Sergeant
- Jay Silverheels - Benders
- Vera Miles
- Freeman Lusk
- Robert Kent - General
- Ray Hyke - Lieutenant
- Reed Hadley - Commanding Officer
- Richard Avonde - Joe Wurtzel
- Director(s):
- Allan Dwan
- Writer(s):
- Richard Tregaskis
- Producer(s):
- Herbert J. Yates
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