Flight Command
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| Flight Command | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Frank Borzage |
| Produced by |
J. Walter Ruben Frank Borzage (uncredited) |
| Written by |
Harvey S. Haislip (story and screenplay) John Sutherland (story) Wells Root (screenplay) |
| Starring |
Robert Taylor Ruth Hussey Walter Pidgeon |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Editing by | Robert Kern |
| Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributed by | Frank Borzage Production |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $837,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,292,000[1] |
Flight Command is a 1940 American film about a cocky U.S. Navy pilot who has problems with his new squadron (flying Grumman F3F biplanes) and falls for the wife of his commander. It stars Robert Taylor, Ruth Hussey, and Walter Pidgeon.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Special Effects (A. Arnold Gillespie, Douglas Shearer).[2]
Cast
- Robert Taylor (actor) as Ensign Alan Drake
- Ruth Hussey as Lorna Gary
- Walter Pidgeon as Squadron Commander Billy Gary
- Paul Kelly as Lieutenant Commander "Dusty" Rhodes
- Shepperd Strudwick as Lieutenant Jerry Banning
- Red Skelton as Lieutenant "Mugger" Martin
- Nat Pendleton as C.P.O. "Spike" Knowles
- Dick Purcell as Lieutenant "Stitchy" Payne
- William Tannen as Lieutenant Freddy Townsend
- William Stelling as Lieutenant Bush
- Stanley Smith as Lieutenant Frost
- Addison Richards as Vice Adniral
- Donald Douglas as 1st Duty Officer
- Pat Flaherty (actor) as 2nd Duty Officer
- Forbes Murray as Captain
- Marsha Hunt (actress) as Claire
- Lee Tung Foo as Jung (The Gary's Servant) (uncredited)
- Reed Hadley as Admiral's Aide (uncredited)
- Gayne Whitman as Doctor (uncredited)
- John Hamilton (actor) as Pensacola Commander (uncredited)
Box Office
According to MGM records the film earned $1,445,000 in the US and Canada and $847,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $707,000.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ "The 14th Academy Awards (1942) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
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