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Sky Commando (1953)

The Coolest Customers You Ever Saw in the hottest planes that ever flew!

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 1H 9M

Director : Fred F. Sears
Writer : Samuel Newman

Synopsis

Colonel Ed Wyatt is regarded by pilots under his command as being a ruthless disciplinarian. His co-pilot, Lt. Hobson Lee, and Jo McWethy, a war correspondent assigned to the squadron become more friendly than meets Wyatt's approval. When Wyatt's plane is forced down behind enemy lines, he orders his crew to proceed to the American lines with the vital film they have shot, while he remains behind to hold off the enemy.

Actors

Dan Duryea
Dan Duryea
Col. Ed 'E.D.' Wyatt
Frances Gifford
Frances Gifford
Jo McWethy
Mike Connors
Mike Connors
Lt. Hobson 'Hobbie' Lee
Michael Fox
Michael Fox
Maj. Scott
William Bryant
William Bryant
Lt. John 'Johnny' Willard (as William R. Klein)
Freeman Morse
Freeman Morse
Danny Nelson
Dick Paxton
Dick Paxton
Capt. Frank Willard
Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson
Gen. Carson
Dick Lerner
Dick Lerner
Jorgy
Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
Gen. W.R. Combs
Tommy Farrell
Tommy Farrell
Paul McGuire
Paul McGuire
Bert Stevens
Bert Stevens
Guy Way
Guy Way

Crews

Fred F. Sears
Fred F. Sears
Director
Samuel Newman
Samuel Newman
Screenplay
Lester White
Lester White
Director of Photography
Sam Katzman
Sam Katzman
Producer
Edwin H. Bryant
Edwin H. Bryant
Editor
Paul Palmentola
Paul Palmentola
Art Direction
Jack Erickson
Jack Erickson
Special Effects

Posters and backgrounds

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