Meet the night witches, the daring female pilots who bombed nazis by night. This film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of. Profile of a world war ii aircraft carrier in action. The red badge of courage complete 1974 civil war tv movie duration. Sea, where planes engaged in dogfights while ships performed evasive maneuvers. The fighting lady is a 1944 documentary film produced by the u. The fighting lady manufactured on demand on movies unlimited. However, men of the fighting lady is filmed like a documentary, and appears to be intentionally boring. The film was a lowbudget poverty row production, distributed in some regions by majestic pictures synopsis. The fighting lady dvd the fighting lady 1944, color, 65. With van johnson, walter pidgeon, louis calhern, dewey martin.
The fighting lady, dvd, manufactured on demand, special interestwar, 644827639526. Very well done chronicle of a carrier and its mission in the pacific during wwii. The fighting lady 1944 uss yorktown robert taylor edward. Attack in the pacific 1945 wwii information film dvd, mp4. Smokey stover is introduced to us, this was when smokey, who had been wounded in action, was recovering, he was allowed to return to flying duties with fighting 5 vf5, the hellcat squadron in uss yorktowns air wing in time for the battle of truk, during the air action, it is known that smokey was shot down, but it is also known that he survived the.
He also gets to find out more about the navy and marine aviators themselves, their internal and external conflicts and dangers of their job. The three stooges, american comedy team noted for violent anarchic slapstick and routines rooted in the burlesque tradition. Members included shemp howard, moe howard, larry fine, curly howard, and curly joe derita. Mgm presents the heroic story of what happened to the men of the fighting lady. Versus the luftwaffe in western europe 1945 duration. Leave it to mgm to turn the korean war into a splashy, bigbudget, allstar extravaganza.
The newest yorktown had deployed so recently that its airmen and sailors remained in the pacific until october 1945. A famous writer visits an aircraft carrier during the korean war to learn more about it and the way its run. The fighting lady is a 1944 wartime documentary film produced by the united states navy it is a propaganda film about a year in the life of a u. After 36 days of vicious fighting that kills 20,000 japanese and 4,000 americans, the japanese retreat from the island. The fighting lady follows the fictional career of an essex class aircraft carrier from the marcus islands campaign, through tinian, truk, the marianas turkey shoot and much more. Honestly, no one seems human, except possibly the head mechanic lieutenant andrew szymanski bert freed, who grimaces with each bad landing, and takes the damage to each plane seriously. Navy film follows a draftee from his civilian job at a black newspaper through boot camp and an.
She was a member of the tonkin gulf yacht club several times over by then, having already deployed off vietnam five times. The plot of the film revolves around the life of seamen on board an anonymous aircraft carrier. Because of war time restrictions, the name of the aircraft carrier was disguised as the fighting lady, although she was later identified as uss yorktown cv10. But in fact, the carrier on which we travel, was the uss yorktown cv10, the second ship in the famous essex class which counted no less than 26 units. Trisity cameron yuki matsumura natalie diaz nichole elise director and fight coordinator. Navy pilot in the korean war, who saves a blinded navy. The film follows the wwii exploits of the essexclass aircraft carrier uss yorktown cv10 unidentified. Men of the fighting lady is set on the us aircraft career of the same name. Fighting lady was the known moniker of the yorktown, just as lady lex for.
During world war ii, an aircraft carrier sets off on what is to be a historic maiden voyage. Fighting lady is a 1935 american drama film directed by carlos f. Follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since pearl harbor as it goes into. For all of air group 88, including men lost during training, the tally was 31. The life of the crew is documented from july 1943 to june 1944, from its passage through the panama canal to assaults on marcus, kwajalein. Uss yorktown cvcvacvs10 is one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii for the united states navy. The film follows the wwii exploits of the essexclass aircraft carrier uss yorktown cv10 unidentified in the film, in its first major operations following its commissioning in 1943. The film looks so real, youll think youre watching it in a theater in 1944. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing men of the fighting lady near you. On sunday, april 14, patriots point will host a tribute to the yorktown, complete with a full day of activities, programs and fun for the whole family. Uss yorktown the fighting lady celebrates 70 years.
Fire in the skies, ceasefire on the ground historynet. She is named after the battle of yorktown of the american revolutionary war, and is the fourth u. That island was bypassed and surrendered 31 august 1945. This 1945 office of war information film examines world events leading to the u. Men of the fighting lady 1954 directed by andrew marton. Only then did the fighting lady sail for san francisco.
Burns, who had written a saturday evening post article, the case of the blinded pilot, an account of a u. This is a very interesting look at life on board a u. The lady and the sea this film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of the aircraft carrier the fighting lady a pseudonym for the yorktown. Scenes highlight the functions and duties of the fighting lady and crew. The film follows the wwii exploits of the essexclass aircraft carrier uss yorktown, in its first major operations following its commissioning in 1943. The plot of the film revolves around the life of seamen on board an. You get to know the airmen personally and experience what they must have felt during the stress under which they performed their bombing missions. After profiling the various activities of the soldiers day and following the ships voyage through the panama canal, the film takes the audience through a litany of actual combat. The film is as subdued as the phantomlike men and women fighting for reclamation of their land, visually as murky as the actions perpetrated by either side of the fight. Truman in charge of a country still fighting the second. The fighting lady 1944 uss yorktown full movie youtube. In vf88s scant month of combat, the unit lost 10 aviators. This 1971 film depicted a mark 1, mod 0 day in the tonkin gulf. F9f panther jets from us navy squadron vf192 were also used to film the bridges at tokori.
A pretty good film that won the best documentary oscar in 1945. This yorktown, the successor to the yorktown that was sunk at midway in 1942, receives a crew, passes through. Color footage is 16mm shot by the navy and covers the ship and its pilots as they take on the japanese in the pacific in 1943. Also featured is the fighting lady, a stunning color film about the essexclass uss yorktown, brought to action showing the victory at leyte, and a short film about the assault on japans fortress island truk in 1944. The fighting lady 1944 this military documentary presents life aboard an american aircraft carrier later revealed to be the uss yorktown operating in the pacific theater during world war ii. The fighting lady, directed by william wyler, provides a portrait of life on a world war ii aircraft carrier, a vessel that is enormous, wonderful, and strange to us. In the pacific, the philippine islands are recaptured. Navy aircraft carrier, which due to wartime censorship is only called the fighting lady onscreen, but is actually uss yorktown cv10. The life of the crew is documented from july 1943 to june 1944, from its passage through the panama. Initially to have been named bon homme richard, she was renamed yorktown while under construction to commemorate uss yorktown cv5, lost at. On april 12, 1945, president franklin delano roosevelt passes away after four momentous terms in office, leaving vice president harry s. The fighting lady is an oscarwinning best documentary feature, 1944 1944 u.
He served on the ticonderoga from 1944 1945 in carrier air group vt80. Fighting lady remains, along with william wylers memphis belle and john. Men of the fighting lady also known as panther squadron is a 1954 korean war drama film starring van johnson, walter pidgeon, keenan wynn, and directed by andrew marton. The fighting lady, directed by william wyler, provides a portrait of life on a. This film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of the. Twentieth centuryfox film corporation goodtimes entertainment firm. By the way, there were only two films nominated in this category for 1945this one. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
World war ii in color on dvd 0187811738 from gaiam americas. When the essexclass aircraft carrier uss oriskany cva34 hosted the pacific fleet combat camera group to shoot the film a day in westpac in 1971, the big o was on her 14 th deployment. Flaming frontiers 1938 the law of the wild 1934 the lone ranger 1938 the miracle rider 1935 the painted stallion 1937. Borcosque and starring peggy shannon, jack mulhall and marion lessing. In this film the real name of the aircraftcarrier is never revealed, in order to not give this kind of information to the enemy the ship is always just called the fighting lady. The fighting lady dvd 1944 edward steichen uss yorktown wwii yamamoto dvd grand. This film is a military documentary told from the point of view of the crew of the aircraft carrier the fighting lady a pseudonym for the yorktown. Watch men of the fighting lady full movie video dailymotion. Completed just after president roosevelt died and the battle of okinawa began in april 1945, this armed forces information film documents the fierce battles that raged throughout the pacific ocean between the americans and japanese during world war ii.
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