Flying Leathernecks
From Guadalcanal to Okinawa...the Marine air-devils blazed a trail of glory...while the women they left behind fought battles of their own!
102 mins
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.
Kenneth Gamet
Story
Beirne Lay Jr.
Screenplay
Edmund Grainger
Screenplay
Edmund Grainger
Producer
Sherman Todd
Editor
William E. Snyder
Director of Photography
James W. Sullivan
Art Direction
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
John Sturtevant
Set Decoration
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Cliff P. Broughton
Production Supervisor
Sam Ruman
Assistant Director
Frank McWhorter
Sound
Clem Portman
Sound
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist