McConnell Story (1955)
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Alan Ladd plays real-life air force hero Captain Joseph McConnell Jr. in this inspirational biopic, while June Allyson does her usual as McConnell's anxious, waiting-nervously-at-home wife. Assigned to the medical corps during WWII, McConnell takes private flying lessons so that he'll… More Alan Ladd plays real-life air force hero Captain Joseph McConnell Jr. in this inspirational biopic, while June Allyson does her usual as McConnell's anxious, waiting-nervously-at-home wife. Assigned to the medical corps during WWII, McConnell takes private flying lessons so that he'll qualify for pilot duty. After serving with distinction in the war, McConnell becomes a pioneer in the testing of jet aircraft. The film ends when McConnell dies while testing a new Sabre Jet. If June Allyson seems genuinely broken up upon learning of her screen husband's death, it may be because the real Captain Joseph McConnell died only a few weeks before filming started on The McConnell Story, necessitating a hurriedly rescripted ending. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gordon Douglas, Gordon M. Douglas
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- Studio
- Warner Bros
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Cast
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Alan Ladd
as Joseph C. "Mac" McConnell Jr.
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June Allyson
as Pearl "Butch" Brown
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James Whitmore
as Ty Whitman
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Frank Faylen
as Sgt. Sykes
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Robert Ellis
as Bob
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Willis B. Bouchey
as Newton Bass
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Sarah Selby
as Mom
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Gregory Walcott
as First MP
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Frank Ferguson
as Mechanic
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Dabbs Greer
as Pilot Instructor
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Perry Lopez
as Red
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Vera Marshe
as Woman
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John M. Pickard
as Second MP
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Edward Platt
as Medical Corps Instructor
- Willis Bouchey
