Strategic Air Command [Blu-ray]

Director: Anthony Mann Anthony Mann

Overview

Inspired in part by the true story of baseball great Ted Williams, who after serving in World War II was drafted to serve in the Korean War just as his baseball career was taking off, Strategic Air Command stars James Stewart as "Dutch" Holland, a star third baseman with the St. Louis Cardinals. "Dutch" served with distinction as a fighter pilot during World War II, and as the Air Force adds new B-36 and B-47 jets to their arsenal, they need experienced men to fly these new weapons in our atomic deterrent force, and Holland is called back to duty. He's not terribly happy about this development: he loves baseball, his team is doing well, and his wife Sally (June Allyson) is expecting a baby. But you can't fight Uncle Sam, and Holland becomes a reluctant but proud member of the S.A.C., where he and his fellow pilots man the jets that will be our first line of defense should the cold war turn hot. While Strategic Air Command's story hasn't dated well (and for a military drama, there's surprisingly little action), James Stewart and June Allyson make the most of their material, and the aerial footage remains impressive.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2016
UPC:	0887090128414
Original Release:	1955
Rating:	NR
Source:	Olive
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	1:54:00
Sales rank:	11,166

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

James Stewart	Lt. Col. Robert `Dutch' Holland
June Allyson	Sally Holland
Barry Sullivan	Lt. Col. Rocky Samford
Frank Lovejoy	Gen. Ennis C. Hawkes
Alex Nicol	Ike Knowland
Bruce Bennett	Gen. Espy
Jay C. Flippen	Doyle
James Millican	Gen. Castle
James Bell	Rev. Thorne
Richard Shannon	Aircraft Commander
Rosemary DeCamp	Mrs. Thorne
John McKee	Capt. Symington,Capt. Symington
Don Haggerty	Major Patrol Commander
Glenn Denning	Radio Operator
Max Power	Reporter
Len Hendry	General's Aide
David Vaile	Capt. Brown
Vernon Rich	Capt. Johnson
Harlan Warde	Duty Officer,Colonel
Helen Brown	Nurse
Strother Martin	Airman
William Hudson	Forecaster
House Peters Jr.	Air Force Captain
"Peanuts" Lowrey	Ballplayer
Henry Richard Lupino	Lieutenant Controller,un lieutenant
Memo Luna	Ballplayer
William Pullen	Controller Okinawa
Harry Morgan	le sergent Bible
Stan Musial	Ballplayer
Stephen E. Wyman	Technical Sergeant
Red Schoendienst	Ballplayer
Enos Slaughter	Ballplayer
Bess Flowers	une invitée
Don C. Harvey	le barman
Mike Mahoney	Actor
Victor Young	Composer

Technical Credits

Beirne Lay Jr.

Valentine Davies

Samuel J. Briskin	Producer
John P. Fulton	Special Effects
Beirne Lay Jr.	Screenwriter
Valentine Davies	Screenwriter
Farciot Edouart	Special Effects
Gene Garvin	Sound Effects
Anthony Mann	Director