When tough disciplinarian Major Dan Kirby (John Wayne) is put in charge of a marine fighter squadron in the South Pacific, he is not popular with the men, who were expecting the more popular Captain Carl Griffin (Robert Ryan) to be promoted. Discovering a shortage of planes and pilots, Kirby nonetheless manages to whip his reluctant men into fighting shape. Renowned auteur Nicholas Ray directs.
Director: Nicholas Ray
Producer: Edmund Grainger
Writer: James Edward Grant
Music: Roy Webb
Actor: John Wayne
Actor: Robert Ryan
Actor: James Dobson
Actor: Janis Carter
Actor: Michael St Angel
Actor: Don Taylor
Actor: Gordon Gebert
Actor: Jay Flippen
Actor: William Harrigan
Actor: James Bell
Cinematographer: William E. Snyder