The Fighting Lady (1944) .avi

IMDb User Rating:7.4/10.0

Plot:

The film follows the WWII exploits of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) (unidentified in the film), in its first major operations following its commissioning in 1943. The life of the crew is documented from July 1943 to June 1944, from its passage through the Panama Canal through assaults on Marcus, Kwajalein, Truk and Tinian Islands, and culminating with the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Spectacular 16mm Kodachrome footage of combat operations and naval aviation is prominent throughout.

Release Date:
15 August 1945

Cast:

Charles Boyer ... Récitant / Narrator (French version) (voice)
Joseph J. Clark ... Himself (as Jocko)
Dixie Kiefer ... Himself (as Dixie)
Robert Taylor ... Narrator (voice) (as Lieut Robert Taylor USNR)

Run-time:
61 min

Language:
English

Color:
Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1

Trivia:

In the scene of a strafing mission against the Japanese-held island of Truk, one of the figures seen running for cover is an American POW. According to his autobiography, that prisoner was Maj. Gregory H. 'Pappy' Boyington, the highest-scoring U.S. Marine pilot of the war, who had been shot down a few months before in the Solomon Islands.

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