Dan Duryea plays the meanest CO who'd rather die alone than let you see him care.
Colonel Ed Wyatt is regarded by pilots under his command as being a ruthless disciplinarian. His co-pilot, Lt. Hobson Lee, and Jo McWethy, a war correspondent assigned to the squadron become more friendly than meets Wyatt's approval. When Wyatt's plane is forced down behind enemy lines, he orders his crew to proceed to the American lines with the vital film they have shot, while he remains behind to hold off the enemy.
Acting
Dan Duryea's sneer could curdle milk at 30,000 feet.
Practical Effects
Real Korean War stock footage spliced with sweaty close-ups.
Director
Fred F. Sears
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mike Connors later became TV's 'Mannix'—here he's just a pretty face in a flight suit.
Fred F. Sears cranked out 11 films in 1953 alone; this was Tuesday for him.
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