Men of the Fighting Lady

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Men of the Fighting Lady

1954

1h 20m

War

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In the Sea of Japan during the Korean War, an aircraft carrier is home to a group of Navy pilots. Each day, the team bombs a crucial enemy railroad knowing that they will rebuild it every night. After a friend dies in a dangerous mission, the crew must rethink their strategy and overcome their grief. But when pilot Kenneth Schecter (Dewey Martin) is blinded during a pivotal attack, it is up to Lt. Howard Thayer (Van Johnson) to guide him to safety.

Christopher Lloyd

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The tone in many ways reminded me of Top Gun, which would come out three decades later: Callow young pilots learn to rely on their fellow fighter jocks and act as a team.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 6, 2010

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Dennis Schwartz

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Tepid factual Korean War drama about life aboard an American naval aircraft carrier stationed off Korea in the Sea of Japan.

Rated: C+

May 27, 2008

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Danny S

Theres some great aerial shots of the F9Fs and wing camera footage as well. Terrible continuity shots using mix of F4U Corsairs( bridge/ ground attack)and a T-33 (ejection scene)and one other that looked like an F8F lol. The deck scenes and the pilot water rescue were fairly accurate. Decent story in part based on actual events( blind pilot/fiery crash).

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/08/24

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Audience Member

good WWII story made post WWII

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

great movies no women in it at all just men fighting the commies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Not much of a plot. Acting was ok. I guess movies about the Korean war are forgotten just like the war itself.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Good Korean War action-drama. Korean War movies are pretty rare, especially naval or air war ones, so this is quite a treat. The plot is solid, and apparently based on actual events. Direction is a bit gung ho. The combat scenes are great, using actual Korean War footage in many cases. Acting is pretty good, though is a bit wooden at times, in keeping with the gung ho direction. Van Johnson is good in the lead role

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

great cast good stuff

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Andrew Marton

Director

Van Johnson

Lt. Howard Thayer

Walter Pidgeon

Comdr. Kent Dowling

Louis Calhern

James A. Michener

Dewey Martin

Ensign Kenneth Schechter

Keenan Wynn

Lt. Comdr. Ted Dodson

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Synopsis

In the Sea of Japan during the Korean War, an aircraft carrier is home to a group of Navy pilots. Each day, the team bombs a crucial enemy railroad knowing that they will rebuild it every night. After a friend dies in a dangerous mission, the crew must rethink their strategy and overcome their grief. But when pilot Kenneth Schecter (Dewey Martin) is blinded during a pivotal attack, it is up to Lt. Howard Thayer (Van Johnson) to guide him to safety.

Director: Andrew Marton
Producer: Henry Berman
Screenwriter: Art Cohn
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 23, 2016
Runtime: 1h 20m