Battle Stations
A rebuilt WWII carrier sails back to the Pacific theater to rejoin the war in early 1945, a carrier the Japanese think they sank. So if she shows up again, they will go after her with a vengeance. And they do, nearly destroying her again, ending that mission for her, but she is able to limp back to the states. The captain is tough, he knows the added risk for his ship, but shows he also has a heart by not relieving a pilot of flight duty, one who committed a serious mistake by not taking a wave-off as instructed. Lot of action shots, many appearing to be actual war footage. The usual character sub-stories. Partly plays like a documentary about the navy, and the carrier in particular. Maybe a bit of a recruiting film also.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
John Lund
Father Joseph McIntyre
William Bendix
Buck Fitzpatrick
Keefe Brasselle
Chris Jordan
Richard Boone
The Captain
William Leslie
Ens. Pete Kelly
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John Craven
Cmdr. James Matthews
Jimmy Lydon
Squawk Hewitt
Claude Akins
Marty Brennan
George O'Hanlon
Patrick Mosher
Eddie Foy III
Tom Short
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Burnett Guffey
Cinematographer