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Task Force (1949) is a war film filmed in black-and-white with some Technicolor sequences about the development of U.S. aircraft carriers from the USS Langley (CV-1) to the USS Franklin (CV-13). Although Robert Montgomery was originally considered for the leading role, the film stars Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Walter Brennan, Wayne Morris, Julie London and Jack Holt. Task Force was the only film Gary Cooper and Jane Wyatt made together, and was the last of the eight films Cooper and Walter Brennan made together. The U.S. Navy provided complete support in not only loaning naval vessels and facilities, but also allowed the use of archival footage of the development of naval air power.
Original Release
08/30/1949
US Release
08/30/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Jonathan L. Scott |
Jane Wyatt | Mary Morgan |
Wayne Morris | McKinney |
Walter Brennan | Pete Richard |
Julie London | Barbara McKinney |
Bruce Bennett | McCluskey |
Jack Holt | Captain Reeves |
Stanley Ridges | Sen. Bentley |
John Ridgely | Dixie Rankin |
Richard Rober | Lt. Jack Southern |
Directors
Writers
Delmer Daves, Ranald MacDougall
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gary Cooper | Jonathan L. Scott |
Jane Wyatt | Mary Morgan |
Wayne Morris | McKinney |
Walter Brennan | Pete Richard |
Julie London | Barbara McKinney |
Bruce Bennett | McCluskey |
Jack Holt | Captain Reeves |
Stanley Ridges | Sen. Bentley |
John Ridgely | Dixie Rankin |
Richard Rober | Lt. Jack Southern |
Art Baker | Sen. Vincent |
Moroni Olsen | Adm. Ames |
Ray Montgomery | Pilot |
Harlan Warde | Timmy Kissell |
Joel Allen | Pilot |
Roger Anderson | Pilot |
Gregg Barton | Pilot |
Roscoe J. Behan | Ames' Attache |
Raymond Bond | Admiral |
Sally Corner | Mrs. Secretary |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jerry Wald | Producer |