This Man's Navy
1945, English. Directed by William A. Wellman.
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During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an unauthorized and premature attack on a German submarine but the bomb misses and the submarine fires back, hitting the airship. Trumpet takes over the controls and sinks the submarine, The pilot faces a court-martial for disobeying orders but the older man takes the blame for his actions. Weaver transfers to the Ferry Command, and while on assignment in Burma, his aircraft crashes in Japanese territory. Trumpet rushes to the scene with a rescue team. Both are successfully brought out and are decorated for their heroism. Afterward, Weaver indicates that he will be returning to the lighter-than-air service in Lakehurst, to reunite with his "father".
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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Cast & crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Wallace BeeryNed Trumpet
- Tom DrakeJess Weaver
- James GleasonJimmy Shannon
- Noah BeeryJoe Hodum
- Jan ClaytonCathey Cortland
- Selena RoyleMaude Weaver
- Henry O'NeillLt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone
- Steve BrodieTimothy Joseph Aloysius 'Tim' Shannon
- George ChandlerBert Bland
- Donald CurtisOperations Officer
Details
- Released
- 4 January 1945
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Borden Chase
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This Man's Navy runs 100 minutes (1h 40m).
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Who directed This Man's Navy?
This Man's Navy (1945) was directed by William A. Wellman and stars Wallace Beery, Tom Drake, James Gleason.