Air Force (1943) - film review

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Air Force is an American war film first released in 1943, directed by Howard Hawks. The film stars John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, Charles Drake and Harry Carey. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Howard Hawks
Script: Dudley Nichols, Leah Baird, William Faulkner, Arthur T. Horman
Photo: James Wong Howe
Music: Franz Waxman
Cast: John Ridgely (Pilot), Gig Young (Co-Pilot), Arthur Kennedy (Bombardier), Charles Drake (Navigator), Harry Carey (Crew Chief), George Tobias (Asst. Crew Chief), Ward Wood (Radio Operator), Ray Montgomery (Asst. Radio Operator), John Garfield (Aerial Gunner), James Brown (Pursuit Pilot – Passenger), Stanley Ridges (Major Mallory – Clark Field), Willard Robertson (Colonel at Hickam Field), Moroni Olsen (Colonel Blake – Commanding Officer at Manila), Edward Brophy (Marine Sergeant J.J. Callahan), Richard Lane (Major W.G. Roberts), Bill Crago (Pilot P.T. Moran at Manila), Faye Emerson (Susan McMartin -Tommy’s Sister), Addison Richards (Major Daniels), James Flavin (Major A.M. Bagley), Murray Alper (Butch – Demolition Squad Corporal), Lynn Baggett (Nurse), Leah Baird (Nurse #2), Rand Brooks (Co-pilot), James Bush (Clark Field Control Officer), Ann Doran (Mrs. Mary Quincannon), Warren Douglas (Hickam Field Control Officer), Bill Edwards (Soldier), John Estes (Orderly), Charles Flynn (Sergeant), Ross Ford (Second Lieutenant), Ruth Ford (Nurse), William Forrest (Group Commander Jack Harper), Pat Gleason (Marine), Sol Gorss (Sergeant), William Hopper (Sergeant), David Horsley (Orderly), Marjorie Hoshelle (Nurse), Bill Hunter (Marine), Bill Kennedy (Marine), Allan Lane (Marine), Charles Lang (Soldier), Harry Lewis (Undetermined Role), Warren Mace (Orderly), Frank Marlowe (Undetermined Role), James Millican (Marine with Dog on Wake Island), Maurice Murphy (Harper’s Co-pilot), Tom Neal (Marine), George N. Neise (Hickam Field Radio Operator), George Offerman Jr. (Ground Crewman), Dorothy Peterson (Mrs. Chester), Walter Sande (Joe – Mechanic at Clark Field), Edward Soo Hoo (Chinese), Walter Soo Hoo (Chinese), Edwin Stanley (Doctor Attending Quincannon), Freddie Steele (Undetermined Role), Charles Sullivan (Undetermined Role), Theodore von Eltz (First Lieutenant), Hal Welling (Officer), Pat West (Soldier with Demolition Squad), Victor Zimmerman (Marine)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 124 min; B&W

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