John Ireland

Marla English

Bill Williams

Hugh Beaumont

Larry Pennell

Chet Baker

William Schallert

Jerry Paris

Paul Levitt

Wray Davis

Mark Scott

Kenne Duncan

Don Burnett

Stanley Adams

Tom Gries

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Hell's Horizon

Columbia Pictures

United States of America

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This time it is the poster that is a bit misleading - it suggests a sultriness that is completely lacking from this documentary style tale of an American bombing crew during the Korean War. John Ireland leads the cast as the rather obnoxious "Capt. Merrill" tasked with a mission to destroy a crucial bridge over a river. The film depicts their efforts and their more perilous and suspenseful return journey with fuel gushing from an hole in the wing. Marla English ("Sami") provides what little glamour this dryly produced wartime drama allows, and though it does feature some interesting actuality footage, this film is all a bit on the flat side with little to distinguish it.

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