Flying Leathernecks (1951)

Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.

Released

1951-08-28

Genres

War, Action, Drama

Runtime

102 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Nicholas Ray, Beirne Lay Jr., Edmund Grainger, James Edward Grant

TMDB rating

5.8/10 from 77 votes