Ditch and Live (1944)

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Runtime : 42M

Synopsis

Lt. Scott Reynolds is co-pilot on a B-17 bomber. When his ship is forced to ditch at sea, only Reynolds survives. The nine other crew members died as a result of insufficient training in ditching procedure. Sent back to the States and promoted, Captain Reynolds takes command of a new B-17 and indoctrinates his crew carefully in the proper methods of preparation for ditching and for survival at sea thereafter.

Actors

Philip Bourneuf
Philip Bourneuf
Major
Rand Brooks
Rand Brooks
T / Sgt. Ryan
Don Castle
Don Castle
Lieutenant Hendricks
Donald Curtis
Donald Curtis
Captain
Kirby Grant
Kirby Grant
Crewman of ditching B-17
Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy
Captain Scott H. Reynolds
David Wayne
David Wayne
Pilot of ditching B-17

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