Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits for some.
Cast
Lon McCallister
Francis Davis
Jeanne Crain
Helen
Edmond O'Brien
Irving Miller
Judy Holliday
Ruth Miller
Lee J. Cobb
Doctor
Red Buttons
Whitey / Andrews Sister
Karl Malden
Adams
Jane Ball
Jane Preston
Mark Daniels
Alan William Ross
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Dorothy Ross
Don Taylor
Danny 'Pinkie' Scariano
Peter Lind Hayes
O'Brien
Barry Nelson
Bobby Crills
Rune Hultman
Dave Anderson
Gary Merrill
Captain McIntyre
George Reeves
Lieutenant Thompson
Sascha Brastoff
Carmen Miranda
Philip Bourneuf
Col. Gibney
Alan Baxter
Major Halper
John Tyers
Cpl. Regan
Whit Bissell
Lt. Hudson
George Petrie
Barker
Alfred Ryder
Milhauser
Martin Ritt
Gleason
Harry Lewis
Cadet Peter Clark
Fred Ayres Cotton
Chaplain Foster
Henry Rowland
Flight Surgeon
Gil Herman
Lt. Reynolds
Archie Robbins
Master of Ceremonies
Jack Slate
Andrews Sister
Henry Slate
Andrews Sister
Geraldine Wall
Mrs. Ross
Mario Lanza
Chorus Member (uncredited)
Martin Balsam
Bit Part (uncredited)
Kenneth Utt
Chorus Member (uncredited)
Don Beddoe
Chaplain on Beach (uncredited)
Brad Dexter
Jack Browning (uncredited)
Victor Sen Yung
Lee (uncredited)
Anthony Ross
Ross (uncredited)
Crew
George Cukor
Director
Moss Hart
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Barbara McLean
Editor
Glen MacWilliams
Director of Photography
Darryl F. Zanuck
Producer
Kay Nelson
Costume Design
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Guy Pearce
Makeup Artist
David Rose
Original Music Composer
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Frances C. Richardson
Researcher
Lewis H. Creber
Art Direction
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
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