After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the superiority of naval air power. But military and political "red tape" continually frustrate their efforts, prompting Scott to even consider leaving the Navy for a more lucrative civilian job. Then the world enters a second World War and Scott finally gets the opportunity to prove to Washington the valuable role aircraft carriers could play in winni...
Top Cast
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Gary CooperJonathan L. Scott
JA
Jane WyattMary Morgan
WA
Wayne MorrisMcKinney
WA
Walter BrennanPete Richard
JU
Julie LondonBarbara McKinney
JA
Jack HoltCaptain Reeves
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Stanley RidgesSen. Bentley
JO
John RidgelyDixie Rankin
RI
Richard RoberLt. Jack Southern
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Art BakerSen. Vincent
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Moroni OlsenAdm. Ames
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Ray MontgomeryPilot
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Harlan WardeTimmy Kissell
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Danny KayeOfficer at the Dance (uncredited)
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Mary LawrenceRuth Rankin (uncredited)
RO
Rory MallinsonJerry Morgan (uncredited)
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Edmond O'BrienRadio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)