Flying Leathernecks

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Actors: John Wayne , Jay C. Flippen , Robert Ryan , Barry Kelley , Carleton Young , Adam Williams , Don Taylor , William Harrigan , James Bell , Janis Carter , James Dobson , Gordon Gebert , Brett King , Maurice Jara , Michael St. Angel

Director: Nicholas Ray

IMDB Rate: 6.2 out of 10 (1502 votes)

Plot Summary: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 the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harms way knowing that they may be killed.