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Flying Leathernecks

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Flying Leathernecks
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NR,1hr 42min
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1951
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Warner Home Video
Synopsis: The Technicolor adventure epic Flying Leathernecks offers two things that film cultists can never get enough of: star John Wayne and director Nicholas Ray. Filmed at the behest of RKO chieftain Howard R. Hughes, Leathernecks is a paean to the Marine Flying Corps of World War II. Wayne plays Major Dan Kirby, a squadron commander, whose no-nonsense attitude is sharply at odds with the easygoing approach of executive officer Captain Carl Griffin (Robert Ryan). Griffin eventually learns the value of ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Maj. Dan Kirby
Capt. Carl Griffin
Cowboy Blithe
Joan Kirby
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