Fictional account of the role played by a somewhat impetuous US Naval commander in developing the first means of launching missiles from submarines.Fictional account of the role played by a somewhat impetuous US Naval commander in developing the first means of launching missiles from submarines.Fictional account of the role played by a somewhat impetuous US Naval commander in developing the first means of launching missiles from submarines.
Zachary Charles
- Crewman Mack
- (as Zachary A. Charles)
Hugh Beaumont
- Maj. Wilson
- (uncredited)
Robert Bice
- Airbase Military Police Officer
- (uncredited)
Helen Brown
- Navy Nurse
- (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
- First Senator
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe guided missiles are U.S. Navy's KGW-1 missiles, later redesignated LTV-N-2, developed from V-1 Buzz Bombs created by the Germans in WWII. They may have been used in the manner shown in the movie for Operation Downfall, the invasion of Japan to end WWII.
- GoofsAfter finally abandoning his canes and braces, Cmdr. Talbot, on the first Test Mission, has toured the submarine and tells the Admiral "it's good to walk through the ship again, Sir". A submariner would not have referred to a submarine as a "ship", rather, he would have called her "the boat".
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The Flying Missile
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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- Dec 27, 2022
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- The Flying Fish
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- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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