I liked this film, but to be honest when I saw gorgeous Marla English was in it, I knew I had to watch it.
This plays like a WW2 film, but it takes place during the Korean War. A pilot who isn't liked very much, Capt. John Merrill (John Ireland) and his co-pilot Paul Jenkins (Bill Williams) are assigned to head a dangerous bombing run over a bridge in Korea.
All of the men are stationed on Okinawa where it always seems to be foggy and overcast. One of the men, Buddy Lewis (Larry Pennell) is in love with a beautiful woman named Sami (Marla English) who, along with her little brother collect and do the laundry of the men on the base.
There is a lot of personal interaction among the men, and the viewer is introduced to all of their likes, dislikes and hatreds. Sgt. Al Trask (Hugh Beaumont) for example is going thru a painful divorce and Beaumont gives it his all with the character. I think it's one of his best performances.
The rest of the cast in a B movie lovers dream. It includes William Schallert, Chet Baker, Stanley Adams, Kenne Duncan, Don Burnett and Paul Levitt. If you like film about our armed forces you might like this.
This seems to be an undiscovered film that has largely been forgotten over the years. The movie does not have a lot of action, but it does hold your attention.
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