Sunday, 25 May 2014

Join the air force!

The McConnell Story (1955)

Directed by George Douglas this film based on a true story stars Alan Ladd, June Allyson and James Whitmore. A young man who dreams of flying joins the US military during WW2 hoping to become a pilot.

It seems that the plot of this film at least keeps true to the broad strokes of the real story it is based on. Sadly the film is more interested in being a recruiting advert for the Air Force rather than actually exploring the characters involved in any depth. The action sequences are not too bad for the era the film was made in but are not that impressive to modern viewers.


2/5

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