Movie: Men of the Fighting Lady

Top 10 Billed Cast

Van Johnson
Van Johnson

Lt. Thayer

Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon

Cmdr. Dowling

Louis Calhern
Louis Calhern

James A. Michener

Dewey Martin
Dewey Martin

Schecter

Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn

Lt. Cmdr. Dodson

Frank Lovejoy
Frank Lovejoy

Lt. Cmdr. Grayson

Robert Horton
Robert Horton

Ensign Neil Conovan

Bert Freed
Bert Freed

Lt. (jg) Andrew Szymanski

Lewis Martin
Lewis Martin

Comdr. Michael Coughlin

George Cooper
George Cooper

Cyril Roberts

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  • Overview

    A writer visits an aircraft carrier during the Korean war to learn more about it and the way it's run. He also gets to find out more about the Navy and Marine aviators themselves, their internal and external conflicts and dangers of their job.

  • Release Date

    1954-05-07

  • Average

    6.455

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    TORN OUT OF A TORTURED SKY!

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  • Languages:

    English
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