Air Force (1943)
March 20, 1943Release Date
Air Force (1943)
March 20, 1943Release Date
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Garfield
Sergeant Joe Winocki - 'Mary Ann' Rear Gunner
John Ridgely
Captain Mike Quincannon - 'Mary Ann' Pilot
Gig Young
Lieut. Bill Williams - 'Mary Ann' Co-Pilot
Arthur Kennedy
Lieut. Tommy McMartin - 'Mary Ann' Bombardier
Charles Drake
Lieut. Manchester - 'Mary Ann' Navigator
Harry Carey
Sgt. Robbie White - 'Mary Ann' Crew Chief
George Tobias
Corporal Weinberg - 'Mary Ann' Asst. Crew Chief
William Faulkner
Writer
Ward Wood
Corporal Peterson - 'Mary Ann' Radio Operator
Leah Baird
Writer
Ray Montgomery
Private Chester - 'Mary Ann' Asst. Radio Operator
Arthur T. Horman
Writer
James Brown
Lieut. Tex Rader - Pursuit Pilot - Passenger
Stanley Ridges
Maj. Mallory - Clark Field
Willard Robertson
Colonel at Hickam Field
Howard Hawks
Director
Dudley Nichols
Writer
Moroni Olsen
Col. Blake
Edward Brophy
Marine Sgt. J.J. Callahan
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Franz Waxman
Composer
Richard Lane
Maj. W.G. Roberts
Bill Crago
Lieut. P T. Moran
James Wong Howe
Cinematographer
Faye Emerson
Susan McMartin
George Amy
Editor
Addison Richards
Maj. Daniels
James Flavin
Maj. A.M. Bagley
Murray Alper
Butch - Demolition Squad Corporal (uncredited)
Lynn Baggett
Nurse (uncredited)
Rand Brooks
Co-Pilot (uncredited)
James Bush
Clark Field Control Officer (uncredited)
Ann Doran
Mrs. Mary Quincannon (uncredited)
Warren Douglas
Hickam Field Control Officer (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Soldier (uncredited)
John Estes
Orderly (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Sergeant (uncredited)
Ross Ford
Second Lieutenant (uncredited)
Ruth Ford
Nurse (uncredited)
William Forrest
Group Commander Jack Harper (uncredited)
Pat Gleason
Marine (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Sergeant (uncredited)
William Hopper
Sergeant (uncredited)
David S. Horsley
Orderly (uncredited)
Marjorie Hoshelle
Nurse (uncredited)
Bill Hunter
Marine (uncredited)
Bill Kennedy
Marine (uncredited)
Allan Lane
Marine (uncredited)
Charles Lang
Soldier (uncredited)
Harry Lewis
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Warren Mace
Orderly (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
James Millican
Marine with Dog on Wake Island (uncredited)
Maurice Murphy
Harper's Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Tom Neal
Marine (uncredited)
George N. Neise
Hickam Field Radio Operator (uncredited)
George Offerman, Jr.
Ground Crewman (uncredited)
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Chester (uncredited)
Walter Sande
Joe - Mechanic at Clark Field (uncredited)
Edward Soo Hoo
Chinese Man (uncredited)
Walter Soo Hoo
Chinese Boy (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
Doctor Attending Quincannon (uncredited)
Freddie Steele
Marine (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Air Force is a 1943 American World War II aviation film directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Garfield, John Ridgely, Gig Young, Arthur Kennedy, and Harry Carey. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. and produced by Hal B. Wallis and Jack L. Warner. Conceived by then - Lieutenant General “Hap” Arnold (Commanding General of US Army Air Forces) in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor attack, it was originally scheduled for release on December 7, 1942, on the first anniversary. It became impossible to meet that deadline, and it premiered in New York City on February 3, 1943 and was released on March 20. The film's storyline revolves around an actual event that occurred on December 7, 1941. An aircrew ferries an unarmed 1940 series Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress heavy bomber, named the Mary-Ann, across the Pacific to the United States Army Air Forces base at Hickam Field. They fly right into the middle of the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor and the beginning of America's major involvement in the Second World War. An uncredited William Faulkner wrote the emotional deathbed scene for Ridgely, who played the commander and pilot of the Mary-Ann.