Air Force
Air Force
Air Force est un film de 1943 dirigé par Howard Hawks. Il relate l'histoire de l'équipage du Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Mary'Ann au début de la guerre du Pacifique de la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Le film débute avec le vol de Californie à Hawaï du Mary-Ann. L'escadrille de B-17 non armés arrive sur l'aéroport de Hickam Field juste pendant l'attaque de Pearl Harbor des japonais le 7/12/1941. C'est basé sur un fait authentique. Les opérateurs radar américains avaient bien détecté les avions japonais en approche, mais avaient cru que c'était le vol de B17 attendus. Le B-17 "Mary Ann", cette fois-ci armé, poursuit seul son périple en direction de l'atoll de Wake et de la base de Clark Field (en) près de Manille aux Philippines, pendant les attaques des japonais et quelques heures avant qu'ils ne s'en emparent. C'est l'occasion de montrer les soldats américains courageux et déterminés, bien que sachant que leur situation est sans espoir..
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Cast
Maurice Murphy
as Harper's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Harry Carey
as Crew Chief
Stanley Ridges
as Maj. Mallory - Clark Field
Edward Brophy
as Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
Bill Edwards
as Soldier (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
as Ground Crewman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
George Tobias
as Asst. Crew Chief
Theodore von Eltz
as First Lieutenant (uncredited)
Gig Young
as Co-Pilot
James Brown
as Pilot Tex Rader
George N. Neise
as Hickam Field Radio Operator (uncredited)
Dorothy Peterson
as Mrs. Chester (uncredited)
Willard Robertson
as Colonel at Hickam Field
Addison Richards
as Maj. Daniels
Frank Marlowe
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Ward Wood
as Radio Operator Peterson
Tom Neal
as Marine (uncredited)
Charles Drake
as Navigator
Ray Montgomery
as Asst. Radio Operator Chester
Lynn Baggett
as Nurse (uncredited)
Rand Brooks
as Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Pat Gleason
as Marine (uncredited)
Marjorie Hoshelle
as Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
as Marine (uncredited)
John Ridgely
as Pilot
Richard Lane
as Maj. W.G. Roberts
Walter Sande
as Joe - Mechanic at Clark Field (uncredited)
John Garfield
as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
Murray Alper
as Butch - Demolition Squad Corporal (uncredited)
Faye Emerson
as Susan McMartin
James Flavin
as Maj. A.M. Bagley
Ann Doran
as Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
Moroni Olsen
as Col. Blake
Warren Douglas
as Hickam Field Control Officer (uncredited)
William Hopper
as Sergeant (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
as Doctor Attending Quincannon (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
as Marine (uncredited)
Allan Lane
as Marine (uncredited)
James Millican
as Marine with Dog on Wake Island (uncredited)
Pat West
as Soldier with Demolition Squad (uncredited)
Leah Baird
as Nurse #2 (uncredited)
James Bush
as Clark Field Control Officer (uncredited)
Ross Ford
as Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Ruth Ford
as Nurse (uncredited)
Arthur Kennedy
as Bombardier
William Forrest
as Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)
Charles Lang
as Soldier (uncredited)
