Task Force (1949)
After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the superiority of naval air power. But military and political "red tape" continually frustrate their efforts, prompting Scott to even consider leaving the Navy for a more lucrative civilian job. Then the world enters a second World War and Scott finally gets the opportunity to prove to Washington the valuable role aircraft carriers could play in winning the conflict. But what will it cost him and his comrades personally?
Director: Delmer Daves
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Gary Cooper as Jonathan L. Scott |
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Jane Wyatt as Mary Morgan |
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Wayne Morris as McKinney |
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Walter Brennan as Pete Richard |
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Julie London as Barbara McKinney |
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Jack Holt as Captain Reeves |
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Stanley Ridges as Sen. Bentley |
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John Ridgely as Dixie Rankin |
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Richard Rober as Lt. Jack Southern |
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Art Baker as Sen. Vincent |
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Moroni Olsen as Adm. Ames |
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Ray Montgomery as Pilot |
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Harlan Warde as Timmy Kissell |
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Danny Kaye as Officer at the Dance (uncredited) |
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Mary Lawrence as Ruth Rankin (uncredited) |
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Rory Mallinson as Jerry Morgan (uncredited) |
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Edmond O'Brien as Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited) |
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Charles Sherlock as Capt. Wren (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Tobey as Capt. Ken Willliamson (uncredited) |
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Charles Williams as Luggage Salesman (uncredited) |
| Production | Jerry Wald | Producer |
| Directing | Delmer Daves | Director |
| Writing | Delmer Daves | Writer |
| Camera | Robert Burks | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Franz Waxman | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Editor |
| Art | Leo K. Kuter | Art Direction |
| Art | George James Hopkins | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Wilfrid M. Cline | Director of Photography |
