Task Force Movie Review 1949

History of naval aviation and the development of the aircraft carrier highlighted by actual WWII combat footage (in color). Cooper and his naval buddies try to convince the brass that planes can be landed on the decks of ships. Slowly the Navy goes ahead and when Pearl Harbor is attacked, Cooper is given command of his own aircraft carrier. The use of the carriers proved very effective in Pacific battles and Cooper is finally vindicated.

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Available on VHS
Running time 116 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Airborne, Sail Away

Screenplay

Delmer Daves

Cast

Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris, Walter Brennan, Julie London, Bruce Bennett, Jack Holt, Stanley Ridges, John Ridgely, Richard Rober, Art Baker, Moroni Olsen

Director

Delmer Daves

Producer

Jerry Wald, Warner Bros.