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The "mutual admiration society" consisting of actor James Cagney and actor/director Robert Montgomery culminated in the 1960 film The Gallant Hours. Cagney stars as war hero Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey. On the verge of retirement, Halsey recalls his most fateful wartime experience: his five-week showdown between himself and Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (James T. Goto) in 1942. In command of the American naval forces in the Pacific, Halsey scores a crucial, tide-turning victory at Guadalcanal. In concentrating on the participants rather than the battle itself, The Gallant Hours is a character study of a remarkable American.
Original Release
06/13/1960
US Release
06/22/1960
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dennis Weaver | Lt. Cmdr. Andy Lowe / Andy Lowe |
| Ward Costello | Capt. Harry Black / Harry Black |
| Vaughn Taylor | Cmdr. Mike Pulaski / Mike Pulaski |
| Richard Jaeckel | Lt. Cmdr. Roy Webb / Roy Webb |
| Les Tremayne | Capt. Frank Enright / Frank Enright |
| Walter Sande | Capt. Horace Keys / Horace Keys ("Doc") |
| Karl Swenson | Capt. Bill Bailey / Bill Bailey |
| Leon Lontoc | Manuel |
| Robert Burton | Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger / Roy Geiger |
| Carleton Young | Col. Evans Carlson / Colonel Evans Carlson |
Directors
Writers
Beirne Lay Jr., Frank D. Gilroy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dennis Weaver | Lt. Cmdr. Andy Lowe / Andy Lowe |
| Ward Costello | Capt. Harry Black / Harry Black |
| Vaughn Taylor | Cmdr. Mike Pulaski / Mike Pulaski |
| Richard Jaeckel | Lt. Cmdr. Roy Webb / Roy Webb |
| Les Tremayne | Capt. Frank Enright / Frank Enright |
| Walter Sande | Capt. Horace Keys / Horace Keys ("Doc") |
| Karl Swenson | Capt. Bill Bailey / Bill Bailey |
| Leon Lontoc | Manuel |
| Robert Burton | Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger / Roy Geiger |
| Carleton Young | Col. Evans Carlson / Colonel Evans Carlson |
| Raymond Bailey | Maj. Gen. Archie Vandergrift / Vandergrift |
| Harry Landers | Capt. Joseph Foss / Joseph Foss |
| Richard Carlyle | Father Frederic Gehring / Father Gehring |
| James Yagi | Rear Adm. Jiro Kobe / Rear Admiral Jiro Kobe |
| James T. Goto | Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto |
| Carl Benton Reid | Vice-Adm. Robert Ghormley / Robert Ghormley |
| Art Gilmore | Narrator: Japanese Sequences / Narration (Japanese scenes) |
| James Cagney Jr. | Marine |
| Richard H. Cutting | Adm. Ghormley's Aide |
| Selmer Jackson | Adm. Chester W. Nimitz |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| James Cagney | Producer |
| Robert Montgomery | Producer |
