Story :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?
Cast
Gary CooperJonathan L. Scott
Jane WyattMary Morgan
Wayne MorrisMcKinney
Walter BrennanPete Richard
Julie LondonBarbara McKinney
Jack HoltCaptain Reeves
Stanley RidgesSen. Bentley
John RidgelyDixie Rankin
Richard RoberLt. Jack Southern
Art BakerSen. Vincent
Moroni OlsenAdm. Ames
Ray MontgomeryPilot
Harlan WardeTimmy Kissell
Danny KayeOfficer at the Dance (uncredited)
Mary LawrenceRuth Rankin (uncredited)
Rory MallinsonJerry Morgan (uncredited)
Edmond O'BrienRadio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack (voice) (uncredited)