Fighter Squadron

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Fighter Squadron

"If it had wings, they'd fly it! If it had skirts they'd fight for it!"

1948

1h 36m

5.9(12 votes)

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War

Overview

During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.

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30 members

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Edmond O'Brien

Maj. Ed Hardin

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Robert Stack

Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton

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John Rodney

Col. William 'Bill' Brickley

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Tom D'Andrea

M / Sgt. James F. Dolan

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Henry Hull

Brig. Gen. Mike McCready

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James Holden

Lt. Tennessee Atkins

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Walter Reed

Capt. Duke Chappell

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Shepperd Strudwick

Brig. Gen. Mel Gilbert

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Arthur Space

Maj. Sanford

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Jack Larson

Lt. 'Shorty' Kirk

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Bill McLean

Pvt. Wilbur

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Mickey McCardle

Jacobs

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Rock Hudson

Second Lieutenant (uncredited)

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Lilian Bond

English Lady (uncredited)

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Bill Cody Jr.

Private (uncredited)

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Jean Fenwick

Lady Woodbine (uncredited)

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Joe Gray

Flyer with Dice (uncredited)

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Creighton Hale

Cockney (uncredited)

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Carl Harbaugh

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Hallene Hill

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Frank Marlowe

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John McGuire

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Ray Montgomery

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George Offerman, Jr.

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Frances Osborne

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Tudor Owen

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Robert Seiter

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Loren Tindall

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Heather Wilde

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Robert Boon

German Operator

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