Flying Leathernecks
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Stars John Wayne and Robert Ryan in a story of struggle and intra-service conflicts of a flying squadron of the U S Marines when holding Guadalcanal against the Japanese.
Major Dan Kirby (John Wayne) arrives at VMF-247 ("Wildcats") as the new commander. Kirby has few planes available and a lot to accomplish with a field attacked daily by the Japanese. His pilots are young and behave like "kids", sometimes disobeying orders and foolishly losing precious pilots. Kirby is strict and makes this understood from day one.
Major Dan Kirby (John Wayne) arrives at VMF-247 ("Wildcats") as the new commander. Kirby has few planes available and a lot to accomplish with a field attacked daily by the Japanese. His pilots are young and behave like "kids", sometimes disobeying orders and foolishly losing precious pilots. Kirby is strict and makes this understood from day one.
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- Cast
- John Wayne, Robert Ryan
Complete catalog record
Stars John Wayne and Robert Ryan in a story of struggle and intra-service conflicts of a flying squadron of the U S Marines when holding Guadalcanal against the Japanese. , FLYING LEATHERNECKS. RKO Radio Pictures, 1951. A Howard Hughes presentation. 102 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 14Aug51; LP1163.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q2303335 ↗ — country
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