Command Decision (1948)
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75% of users liked it
(107 ratings)
Command Decision is a stagebound but consummately acted adaptation of William Wister Haines' Broadway play. Clark Gable, starring in the role essayed on Broadway by Paul Kelly, plays Air Force Brigadier General "Casey" Dennis. With time at a premium, Dennis sends waves of bomber… More Command Decision is a stagebound but consummately acted adaptation of William Wister Haines' Broadway play. Clark Gable, starring in the role essayed on Broadway by Paul Kelly, plays Air Force Brigadier General "Casey" Dennis. With time at a premium, Dennis sends waves of bomber squadrons into Germany to knock out the enemy's jet plane factories. Though Dennis seems utterly unconcerned about the fate of his pilots (even his superior officer Walter Pidgeon is appalled by the heavy losses), the audience knows that his duty is exacting a severe emotional toll on him. Thanks to pressure from a misguided US senator, "butcher" Dennis is replaced by the supposedly more humane Brian Donlevy. But Donlevy realizes that Gable's decisions were the correct ones, and he vows to continue his predecessor's "suicide missions". ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sam Wood
- Written By
- William R. Laidlaw, George Froeschel
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 23, 1948 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 5, 2007
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com
Strong MGM WWII drama with large star roster, serious story.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Chatty and sometimes gripping but always crisp WW II drama.
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Cast
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Clark Gable
as Brig. Gen. K.C. "Casey" Dennis
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Walter Pidgeon
as Maj. Gen. Roland G. Kane
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Van Johnson
as Tech. Sgt. Immanuel T. Evans
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Brian Donlevy
as Brig. Gen. Clifton L. Garnet
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Charles Bickford
as Elmer Brockhurst
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John Hodiak
as Col. Edward R. Martin
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Edward Arnold
as Congressman Arthur Malcolm
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Richard Quine
as Maj. George Rockton
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Cameron Mitchell
as Lt. Ansel Goldberg
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Clinton Sundberg
as Maj. Homer V. Prescott
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Ray Collins
as Maj. Desmond Lansing
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Warner Anderson
as Col. Earnest Haley
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John McIntire
as Maj. Belding Davis
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Moroni Olsen
as Congressman Stone
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John Ridgely
as James Carwood
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Michael Steele
as Capt. Lucius M. Jenks
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Edward Earle
as Congressman Watson
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Mack Williams
as Lt. Col. Virgil Jackson
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James Millican
as Maj. Garrett Davenport
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Gregg Barton
as Sergeant
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Bruce Cowling
as Operations Officer
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Sam Flint
as Congressman
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Don Haggerty
as Command Officer
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Alvin Hammer
as Sergeant Cahill
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Holmes Herbert
as Chairman
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John James
as Officer
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Marten Lamont
as Officer of R.A.F
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William Leicester
as Chauffeur
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Barry Nelson
as Voice over loudspeaker
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William 'Bill' Phillips
as Jeep Driver
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Marshall Thompson
as Cap. George Washington Lee
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Henry Hall
as Congressman
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George Offerman
as Waiter
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Peter Martin
as Command Sergeant
