Flight Command
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Flight Command is a 1940
film about a cocky U.S. Navy pilot who has problems with his new squadron (flying Grumman F3F
biplanes) and falls for the wife of his commander. It stars Robert Taylor
, Ruth Hussey
, and Walter Pidgeon
.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
1940 in film
The year 1940 in film involved some significant events, including the premieres of the Walt Disney classics Pinocchio and Fantasia.-Events:*February 7 - Walt Disney's animated film Pinocchio is released....
film about a cocky U.S. Navy pilot who has problems with his new squadron (flying Grumman F3F
Grumman F3F
|-Popular culture:The F3F was featured as an "experimental fighter" in Warner Bros's Wings of the Navy .The F3F-2 was featured in the 1940 film Flight Command, starring Robert Taylor as a pilot whose work developing instrument landing systems helps his lost squadron return to NAS North...
biplanes) and falls for the wife of his commander. It stars Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor (actor)
Robert Taylor was an American film and television actor.-Early life:Born Spangler Arlington Brugh in Filley, Nebraska, he was the son of Ruth Adaline and Spangler Andrew Brugh, who was a farmer turned doctor...
, Ruth Hussey
Ruth Hussey
Ruth Carol Hussey was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story.-Early life:...
, and Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Davis Pidgeon was a Canadian actor, who starred in many motion pictures, including Mrs...
.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Special Effects.
Cast
- Robert Taylor as Ensign Alan Drake
- Ruth Hussey as Lorna Gary
- Walter Pidgeon as Squadron Commander Billy Gary
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