Flying Leathernecks (1951)
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- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 102 mins
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Flying Leathernecks
The Technicolor adventure epic Flying Leathernecks offers two things that film cultists can never get enough of: star John Wayne and director Nicholas Ray. Filmed at the behest of RKO chieftain Howard R. Hughes, Leathernecks is a paean to the Marine Flying Corps of World War II. Wayne plays Major Dan Kirby, a squadron commander, whose no-nonsense attitude is sharply at odds with the easygoing approach of executive officer Captain Carl Griffin (Robert Ryan). Griffin eventually learns the value of discipline at all costs, while Kirby becomes more humanized as he gets to know his pilots. Jay C. Flippen steals the show as a supply sergeant who "borrows" from other companies to keep his men happy. Though not entirely cliché-free, Flying Leathernecks is one of the more solid war films of the 1950s, and one that has remained readily available in theaters, on TV and in video stores to the present day. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Flying Leathernecks:
Robert Ryan also in The Proud Ones , House of Bamboo , Day of the Outlaw , The Set-Up , God's Little Acre , Billy Budd
Don Taylor also in Stalag 17 , Naked City , Father of the Bride , I'll Cry Tomorrow , Battleground
Janis Carter also in Santa Fe , Thunder Birds , Lady of Burlesque
Jay C. Flippen also in The Wild One , Hellfighters , Carnival Story , The Lemon Drop Kid , The Killing
William Harrigan also in G-Men , Exiled to Shanghai , Back Door to Heaven
Flying Leathernecks Trivia
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