Fighter Squadron

Nov 27, 1948

1h 36m

★ 5.9

If it had wings, they'd fly it! If it had skirts they'd fight for it!

Overview

During World War II, an insubordinate fighter pilot finds the shoe on the other foot when he's promoted.

Genres

Action

War

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Fighter Squadron Trailers

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Cast

Maj. Ed Hardin

Edmond O'Brien

Capt. Stuart L. Hamilton

Robert Stack

Col. William 'Bill' Brickley

John Rodney

M / Sgt. James F. Dolan

Tom D'Andrea

Brig. Gen. Mike McCready

Henry Hull

Lt. Tennessee Atkins

James Holden

Capt. Duke Chappell

Walter Reed

Brig. Gen. Mel Gilbert

Shepperd Strudwick

Maj. Sanford

Arthur Space

Lt. 'Shorty' Kirk

Jack Larson

Pvt. Wilbur

Bill McLean

Jacobs

Mickey McCardle

Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by adults. But as they embrace the reality they are faced with, they live their day-to-day lives to the full.

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