Top billed cast

1. 

   Sterling Hayden

   Commander Dan Collier

2. 

   Richard Carlson

   Lt. (j.g.) Joe Rodgers

3. 

   William Phipps

   Red Kelley

4. 

   John Bromfield

   Ens. Snakehips McKay

5. 

   Keith Larsen

   Ens. Barney Smith / Barney Oldfield

6. 

   William Schallert

   Ens. Longfellow

7. 

   Phyllis Coates

   Dorothy Collier

8. 

   Dave Willock

   Willie

9. 

   Walter Coy

   Air Group Commander

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-07

The army and the air force had their go at this plot, so I suppose it was bound to be the navy’s turn. Richard Carlson in the man expected to take over the squadron of fliers when their boss gets incapacitated, but instead of the mild-mannered “Joe”, they get the hard as nails “Collier” (Sterling Hayden). He immediately sets the cat amongst the pigeons by grounding one of their popular but reckless number and by proceeding to rule the team with a rod of iron. Naturally, this earns him the enmity of his command but with their carrier about to head into danger against the heavily armed...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• u.s. navy