Flying Leathernecks (1951)
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Directors
Nicholas Ray
Cast
John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen, William Harrigan
The story
Major Dan Kirby arrives at VMF-247 (the "Wildcats") as the new commander, although the unit was expecting Captain Carl "Grif" Griffin to take command. Kirby is strict from the beginning. Assigned to the Cactus Air Force during the Guadalcanal campaign, he has few planes available and an airfield attacked daily by the Japanese.
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Action, War Film, action film, war film
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