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Sky Commando is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 21 august 1953 with Dan Duryea
Sky Commando (1953)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 august 1953
OriginUSA
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Rating56%
Sky Commando is a 1953 American adventure film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Dan Duryea, Frances Gifford and Mike Connors (credited as "Touch Conners"). The Cold War period provides the background, although the plot concerns a flashback to World War II aerial action.
Sky Commando was the last major film feature for Frances Gifford as her postwar career was affected by serious personal problems. The film was one of Connors' first, having made his debut in Sudden Fear (1952); he had previously appeared in Sears' The 49th Man, earlier in 1953.
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During the Korean War, while American Air Force pilots Lt. John Willard (William Bryant) and his brother Frank (Dick Paxton) are flying a routine reconnaissance mission, their commanding officer, Col. Ed Wyatt (Dan Duryea) orders them to bomb an enemy position. Frank's aircraft is shot down, and John returns to confront his commander over the reason for the dangerous mission. Wyatt's executive officer, Maj. Scott (Michael Fox) stops him and relates a story about Wyatt's career during World War II.Actors
Dan Duryea
(Col. Ed 'E.D.' Wyatt)
Frances Gifford
(Jo McWethy)
Mike Connors
(Lt. Hobson 'Hobbie' Lee)
Michael Fox
(Maj. Scott)
William Bryant
(Lt. John 'Johnny' Willard (as William R. Klein))
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