Bombardier

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A major moneymaker for RKO Radio, Bombardier stars Pat O'Brien and Randolph Scott as trainers at a school for bomber pilots. O'Brien and Scott argue over teaching methods, while their students vie for the affections of Anne Shirley. O'Brien's methods prove sound during a bombing raid over Tokyo. Scott and his crew are captured and tortured by the Japanese, but the mortally wounded Scott manages to set fire to a gas truck, providing a perfect target for his fellow bombardiers. Stylistically, Bombardier is one of the most schizophrenic of war films, with moments of subtle poignancy (the death of trainee Eddie Albert) alternating with scenes of ludicrous "Yellow Peril" melodrama (the Japanese literally hiss through their teeth as they torture the helpless Americans). Though it can't help but seem dated today, Bombardier remains an entertaining propaganda effort (the film is sometimes erroneously listed as the debut of Robert Ryan, who'd actually been appearing before the cameras since 1940).
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Richard Wallace
  • Written By:
    Derek N. Twist, John Twist
  • In Theaters:
     wide
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    RKO Pictures

Cast

Pat O'Brien
as Maj. Chick Davis
Randolph Scott
as Capt. Buck Oliver
Anne Shirley
as Burton Hughes
Eddie Albert
as Tom Hughes
Walter Reed
as Jim Carter
Robert Ryan
as Joe Connors
Barton MacLane
as Sgt. Dixon
Leonard Strong
as Japanese Officer
Richard Martin
as Chito Rafferty
Russell Wade
as Paul Harris
James Newill
as Capt. Rand
John Miljan
as Chaplain Craig
Charles Russell
as Instructor
Joe King
as Gen. Barnes (uncredited)
Charles D. Brown
as Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
as Colonel (uncredited)
Lee Shumway
as Officer (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.
as Officer (uncredited)
Herbert Heyes
as Officer (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
as Officer (uncredited)
Neil Hamilton
as Colonel (uncredited)
Abner Biberman
as Japanese Sergeant (uncredited)
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