A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.
Murray Alper
- Sergeant
- (uncredited)
John Alvin
- Johnny - Flyer Escort
- (uncredited)
Gene Ardell
- Bomber Crewman
- (uncredited)
Sammy Armaro
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Ralph Barbe
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Baynes Barron
- Co-Pilot
- (uncredited)
Paul Baxley
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Richard Bender
- Cadet
- (uncredited)
John Beradino
- Engineer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs of 2021 Capt. McConnell is still the U.S. Air Force's top jet ace - a triple ace, in fact - with 16 confirmed kills.
- GoofsDuring World War II, a character disembarks from a C-47 transport that is clearly marked USAF. The United States Air Force was not created until 1947, two years after the war ended.
- Quotes
Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.: I think I'm going to call you 'Butch'
Pearl 'Butch' Brown: Why?
Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.: Because when I look at you, you cut me into pieces.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Broadway by Light (1958)
- SoundtracksThe Army Air Corps Song
(uncredited)
Music by Robert Crawford
Played during the opening and end credits
Played often in the score
Featured review
Another jet movie flames out.
Even for a 1950s "wave the flag" movie, this film's plot is just, well, very bad. It is cliche ridden and inaccurate. The real Capt. Joe McConnell, Korea's highest scoring ace, got all his 16 air to air victories in just the last six months of the Korean War, and was shot down once himself. This could have made for an exciting docudrama. Instead, the director chose to do something less than a high school drama presentation showing June Allison flittering around with her screechy dialogue and Alan Ladd wearing his G-suit too low on his waist. (Never mind the inaccuracies like showing Ladd in a B-17 in WW 2, when McConnell was a B-24 nav).
The "aerial combat sequences" were laughable, especially the F-86s waltzing to AFN radio.
A much better period piece is "The Hunters" with Robert Mitchum.
The "aerial combat sequences" were laughable, especially the F-86s waltzing to AFN radio.
A much better period piece is "The Hunters" with Robert Mitchum.
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- eaglejet98
- May 27, 2002
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,500,000
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.55 : 1
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