Men of the Fighting Lady
Men of the Fighting Lady ★★★½ Panther Squadron 1954
Action-adventure offers plenty of exciting battle footage. Features the stories of selected pilots stationed on a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Pacific during the Korean War. The stories, told to Calhern as writer James A. Michener, center around the lead pilot Johnson. Dramatic airflights include a scene in which Johnson helps a blinded Martin land his plane safely on the carrier deck. Gene Ruggerio's editing of the war footage was so expertly done that he was questioned by the Pentagon when they had a hard time believing the scenes were achieved by skillful editing and painted backdrops. Look for “Beaver” Mathers as one of Wynn's sons. 81m/C VHS . Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern, Dewey Martin, Keenan Wynn, Frank Lovejoy, Robert Horton, Bert Freed, Lewis Martin, Dick Simmons, Paul Smith, George Cooper, Ann Baker, Jonathan Hale, Dorothy Patrick, Jerry Mathers, Sarah Selby; D: Andrew Marton; W: Art Cohn; C: George J. Folsey; M: Miklos Rozsa.