Flying Leathernecks (1951)
1h 42m
Running Time
August 28, 1951Release Date
Flying Leathernecks (1951)
1h 42m
Running Time
August 28, 1951Release Date
Plot.
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
John Wayne
Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby
Robert Ryan
Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin
Don Taylor
Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe
Janis Carter
Joan Kirby
Jay C. Flippen
MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief
William Harrigan
Dr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran
James Bell
Colonel
Barry Kelley
Brigadier General
Beirne Lay Jr.
Writer
Maurice Jara
Shorty Vegay
Adam Williams
Lt. Bert Malotke
James Dobson
Lt. Pudge McCabe
Nicholas Ray
Director
Carleton Young
Col. Riley
James Edward Grant
Writer
Michael St. Angel
Capt. Harold Jorgensen, Ops. Officer
Kenneth Gamet
Writer
Brett King
1st Lt. Ernie Stark
Edmund Grainger
Producer
Gordon Gebert
Tommy Kirby
Roy Webb
Composer
William E. Snyder
Cinematographer
Sherman Todd
Editor
Gail Davis
Virginia Blithe (uncredited)
Fred Graham
MP Sergeant (uncredited)
Douglas Henderson
Lt. Foster (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Indian Affairs Clerk (uncredited)
Milburn Stone
Fleet CIC Radio Operator (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
Mess Sergeant (uncredited)
Chuck Courtney
3rd Pilot Replacement (uncredited)
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
Clem Portman
Sound
Howard Hughes
Presenter
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Michael Woulfe
Costume Design
John Sturtevant
Set Decoration
James W. Sullivan
Art Direction
Frank McWhorter
Sound
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 28, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Flying Leathernecks is a 1951 American Technicolor action war film directed by Nicholas Ray, produced by Edmund Grainger, (who had produced Sands of Iwo Jima) and starring John Wayne and Robert Ryan. The movie details the exploits and personal battles of United States Marine Corps aviators during World War II. Marines have long had the nickname "leatherneck", hence the title.