The McConnell Story
In war, McConnell became America's first triple jet ace, downing 16 enemy planes. In peace, he braved the unknown as a test pilot in the jet era's infancy.
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DVD-R Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 47 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
- Released: April 6, 2010
- Originally Released: 1963
- Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Alan Ladd, June Allyson & James Whitmore | |
Performer: | Sarah Selby, Frank Faylen, Willis Bouchey, Gregory Walcott & Robert Ellis | |
Directed by | Gordon Douglas | |
Edited by | Owen Marks | |
Screenwriting by | Ted Sherdeman | |
Composition by | Max Steiner | |
Art Direction by | John Beckman | |
Produced by | Henry Blanke | |
Director of Photography: | John F. Seitz |
Description by OLDIES.com:
As the alarm wails, Joe McConnell's squad of Sabre pilots are airborne in seconds. The mission: keep enemy planes away from helicopters evacuating wounded infantrymen. The destination: the deadly corridor called MIG Alley.
Alan Ladd and June Allyson star as real-life jet aviation pioneer Capt. Joseph McConnell Jr. and his devoted wife Butch. And James Whitmore is the commander who first recognizes McConnell's prowess as a "tiger of the sky." In war, McConnell became America's first triple jet ace, downing 16 enemy planes. In peace, he braved the unknown as a test pilot in the jet era's infancy. And The McConnell Story's darting and swerving aerial sequences will thrillingly sweep you up in a great hero's lively life.
Product Description:
Capt. Joseph Mc Connell, Jr., a true American hero, is the subject of this drama - a chronicle of his WWII and Korean war flying exploits as well as his bumpy but loving relationship with his wife.
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- Sales Rank: 3,229
- UPC: 883316232460
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