Top billed cast

1. 

   Sterling Hayden

   Rear-Adm. John Madison Hoskins

2. 

   Alexis Smith

   Sue Hoskins

3. 

   Ben Cooper

   Seaman P.J. 'Zuggy' Zugbaum

4. 

   Dean Jagger

   Vice-Adm. Thomas L. Semple

5. 

   Virginia Grey

   Dorothy Buracker

6. 

   Hayden Rorke

   Capt. William Buracker

7. 

   Douglas Kennedy

   Capt. Walter Riley

8. 

   Louis Jean Heydt

   Capt. Walter F. Rodee

9. 

   Richard Crane

   Lt. Johnson

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-14

This is another film that is really let down by it's title. One that suggests more of a swashbuckler - or a romance, at any rate - than a biopic of American Admiral Hoskins (Sterling Hayden) who was a pioneer of the use of jet aircraft from aircraft carriers. As it is, it's an OK depiction of the struggles of the man against the elements, technology, human frailty and government to get his ideas implemented. Hayden is a charm-free actor here, his dedication to his task is laudable, but cheerless and any semblance of romance with wife Sue (a rather prim Alexis Smith) left me cold. It does have ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• world war ii
• u.s. navy