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Flight Nurse (aka Angels Take Over and Angels over Korea) is a 1953 American drama war film directed by Allan Dwan and stars Joan Leslie and Forrest Tucker. The film is largely based on the life of Lillian Kinkella Keil, one of the most decorated women in American military history. Flight Nurse begins with the dedication: "This picture is respectfully dedicated to that brave legion of military nurses who are serving with the armed forces of free nationas all over the world. These angels of mercy – shoulder to shoulder, share the danger and hardships of free fighting men everywhere, with devotion above and beyond the call of duty."
Original Release
11/04/1953
US Release
11/04/1953
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Leslie | Lt. Polly Davis |
Forrest Tucker | Capt. Bill Eaton |
Arthur Franz | Capt. Mike Barnes |
Jeff Donnell | Lt. Ann Phillips |
Ben Cooper | Pfc. Marvin Judd |
James Holden | Sgt. Frank Swan |
Kristine Miller | Lt. Kit Ramsey |
Maria Palmer | Captain Martha Ackerman |
Dick Simmons | Tommy Metcalf / Lt. Tommy Metcalfe |
James Brown | Flight Engineer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Leslie | Lt. Polly Davis |
Forrest Tucker | Capt. Bill Eaton |
Arthur Franz | Capt. Mike Barnes |
Jeff Donnell | Lt. Ann Phillips |
Ben Cooper | Pfc. Marvin Judd |
James Holden | Sgt. Frank Swan |
Kristine Miller | Lt. Kit Ramsey |
Maria Palmer | Captain Martha Ackerman |
Dick Simmons | Tommy Metcalf / Lt. Tommy Metcalfe |
James Brown | Flight Engineer |
Hal Baylor | Sgt. Jimmy Case |
Suzanne Alexander | Madonna |
Morris Ankrum | Interrogation Officer / Interrogating Officer |
David Bair | Prisoner of War |
Kathleen Case | Florence |
Ruth Clifford | Mother |
Gene Collins | P.O.W. Marine |
Booth Colman | Australian |
Chuck Courtney | Patient |
Richard Crane | Lt. Will Cary |