Flat Top (Eagles of the Fleet) (1952)
Release Date: Dec 31, 1952 Wide
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In an obvious attempt to recreate some of the power and impact of Henry King's Twelve O'Clock High, Lesley Selander's Flat Top tells its story in flashback as Dan Collier (Sterling Hayden), a senior officer, recalls from the bridge of the carrier Princeton during the Korean War, the first squadron he commanded on the ship during World War II. Arriving as green recruits, the men resent Collier's grounding the most dedicated man in the squadron (Keith Larsen) for ignoring a wave-off; even more so,
Dec 31, 1952 Wide
Dec 16, 2003
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Sterling Hayden
Dan Collier -
Richard Carlson
Joe Rodgers -
William Phipps
Red Kelley -
John Bromfield
"Snakehips" MacKay -
Keith Larsen
Barney Smith -
William Schallert
Longfellow -
Todd Karns
Judge -
Phyllis Coates
Dorothy -
Dave Willock
Willie -
Walter Coy
Commander
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An action-packed WW II flyer film.
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