Bombers B-52 (1957)
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Karl Malden plays an air force sergeant who is tempted by a better-paying civilian job. Malden's daughter Natalie Wood is in love with a young colonel (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) whom her father regards as an insolent hothead. The younger man proves his worth during jet maneuvers, while Malden decides… More Karl Malden plays an air force sergeant who is tempted by a better-paying civilian job. Malden's daughter Natalie Wood is in love with a young colonel (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) whom her father regards as an insolent hothead. The younger man proves his worth during jet maneuvers, while Malden decides that he's of more value in the service than as a working stiff. Bombers B-52 has some excellent moments, including a well-staged variation of the obligatory "breaking the news to the pilot's widow" scene. The film earned latter-day notoriety in the 1980s when a prominent movie historian analyzed the script (by Irving Wallace) and found an overabundance of sexual innuendo--including such in-flight dialogue as "She's unable to receive fuel" and "Request jet penetration!" ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gordon Douglas
- Written By
- Irving Wallace
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 22, 1957 Wide
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Cast
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Natalie Wood
as Lois Brennan
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Karl Malden
as Sgt. Chuck Brennan
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Marsha Hunt
as Edith Brennan
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Col. Jim Herlihy
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Don Kelly
as Sgt. Darren McKind
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Nelson Leigh
as Gen. Wayne Acton
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Robert Nichols
as Stuart
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Ray Montgomery
as Barnes
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Bob Hover
as Simpson
- Dean Jagger
- Marsha A. Hunt
- Will Hutchins
