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Rating: 5.4/10 by 5 users

The Flying Missile (1950)

A Navy commander experiments with launching missiles from submarines.

Directing:
  • Henry Levin
  • Paul Donnelly
Writing:
  • James Gunn
  • N. Richard Nash
  • Richard English
  • Harvey S. Haislip
Stars:
Release Date: Sun, Dec 24, 1950

Rating: 5.4/10 by 5 users

Alternative Title:
The Flying Fish - US

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 31 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: submarine, missile, cold war, u.s. navy

Glenn Ford
William A. Talbot
Viveca Lindfors
Karin Hansen
Henry O'Neill
Thomas A. Scott
John Qualen
Lars Hansen
Joe Sawyer
Fuss Payne
Anthony Ross
Adm. Bradley
Harry Shannon
Vice Admiral Williams
Jerry Paris
Andy Mason
Kenneth Tobey
Pete McEvoy
Paul Harvey
Gen. Benton
Hugh Beaumont
Maj. Wilson
John Doucette
Security Officer
Ross Ford
Crewman Chuck Davis
Zachary Charles
Crewman Mack
John Baer
Jet Pilot
Robert Bice
Airbase Military Police Officer
Helen Brown
Navy Nurse
Harry Cheshire
First Senator
Joseph Crehan
Rear Admiral
John Dehner
Lieutenant Commander
John Doucette
Air Base Civilian Security Officer
Paul Dubov
Army Lieutenant
Charles Evans
Chief of Naval Operations
John Hamilton
Second Senator
Al Hill
Shipboard Observation Officer
Selmer Jackson
Col. Halliburton
Ed Kelly
Enlisted Man
Harry Lauter
Army Base Information Desk Clerk
Forbes Murray
Officer in Club
William Phillips
Chief Mechanic
Richard Quine
Amn. Hank Weber
Grandon Rhodes
Capt. Whitaker
James Seay
Lt. Jackson
Helen Spring
Mrs. Peg Scott
Peter M. Thompson
Lieutenant Commander
Harlan Warde
Lieutenant Commander

CinemaSerf

I don't know about you, but I always found Glenn Ford a rather dull actor to watch. He wasn't bad, just unremarkable - and this maritime adventure sort of confirms that. He is a determined (bolshy) US Naval Commander who is convinced of the merits of launching missiles from submarines - despite scepticism from the upper echelons - and so sets out to coax, cajole and bulldoze his theories through. Viveca Lindfors "Karin" provides the love interest, and indirectly some of the conflict as her father is a devout pacifist. The end result is never in jeopardy and to a certain extent the film smacks of willy-waving at the Soviets in the immediate (1950) aftermath of WWII - with scant regard to fact. I tend to like submarine adventure films (usually because they are exciting and there is normally an absence of slushy love scenes) but this doesn't really satisfy either of my criteria and so whilst it's not rotten, it's almost as bad - it's bland.


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