Plot:
In 1949, former U.S. Army Air Forces officer Harvey Stovall spots a familiar Toby Jug in the window of a London antique shop and learns that it came from Archbury, an airfield where Stovall served during World War II. Convinced that it is the same jug which used to stand on the mantle of the airfield’s officers’ club, he buys it and journeys to the derelict airfield.
Cast:
Gregory Peck as Brigadier General Frank Savage
Hugh Marlowe as Lieutenant Colonel Ben Gately
Gary Merrill as Colonel Keith Davenport
Millard Mitchell as Major General Pritchard
Dean Jagger as Major, later Lieutenant Colonel, Harvey Stovall
Robert Arthur as Sergeant McIllhenny
Paul Stewart as Major “Doc” Kaiser (flight surgeon)
John Kellogg as Major Joe Cobb
Robert Patten as Lieutenant Jesse Bishop
Lee MacGregor as Lieutenant “Zimmy” Zimmerman
Sam Edwards as Lieutenant Birdwell
Roger Anderson as Interrogation Officer
They don’t make movies like this any more!
This incredible story took place in 1944; the year I was born. I’m an historian and I think this film was very accurate. Brought tears to my eyes. ☮
Yeah … not having been there but claiming it is accurate … typically “Historian” …
General Savage drove himself and his men too hard , and finally ws so tired, he couldn’t even get into the bomber. It is something that can happen to all of us, if we work too hard. The film is a good one and shows the drama and the problems the B17 cres faced.
UCLA Business School showed this film to its students to display the perils of various management theories.
My dad flew in the bombers (RAF) God only knows how they did it.