Monday, December 7, 2015

December 7 - Flying Tigers

Today’s motion picture is a war movie with a scene that happens on December 7. Watch and enjoy this film tonight.

FLYING TIGERS         

Jim Gordon commands the AVG, a group of American mercenaries who fly P-40 fighters against the  Japanese on behalf of the Chinese government. His friend “Woody” Jason joins the group, but Jason’s freewheeling flying style eventually causes the death of two other AVG pilots. On December 7, 1941 [1:13:20 to 1:22:49] Woody is bawled out by Gordon. However, the US is now in the war and orders come down to destroy a vital bridge that is so heavily defended it is a suicide mission. Gordon flies the mission, but Woody goes along as co-pilot. The bridge is destroyed but the plane is hit. Gordon bails out. Woody, who has been wounded crashes the damaged plane into an important Japanese supply train.  

The date is given in the film at 1:22:45

Producer - Edmund Grainger

Director - David Miller

Screenwriters - Kenneth Gamet and Barry Trivers

Runtime – 1 hour 42 minutes

Released – October 8, 1942

Starring –

John Wayne as Capt. Jim Gordon
John Carroll as Woodrow "Woody" Jason
Anna Lee as Brooke Elliott
Paul Kelly as Hap Smith, Pilot
Gordon Jones as "Alabama" Smith
Mae Clarke as Verna Bales
Addison Richards as Col. R.T. Lindsay
Edmund MacDonald as "Blackie" Bales, Pilot
Bill Shirley as Dale
Tom Neal as Reardon, Pilot
Malcolm "Bud" McTaggart as McCurdy, Pilot
David Bruce as Lt. Barton, Pilot
Chester Gan as Mike, Mechanic
Jimmie Dodd as "Mac" McIntosh, Pilot
Gregg Barton as "Tex" Norton, Pilot
Richard Loo as Dr. Tsing

Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015.

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