Fighting Coast Guard

Fighting Coast Guard
Fighting Coast Guard
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Kane
Screenplay by	Kenneth Gamet
Story by	Charles Marquis Warren
Produced by	Joseph Kane
Starring	Brian Donlevy; Forrest Tucker; Ella Raines; John Russell; Richard Jaeckel; William Murphy; Martin Milner
Cinematography	Reggie Lanning
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Music by	David Buttolph
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	June 1, 1951;
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$532,111

Fighting Coast Guard is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines, John Russell, Richard Jaeckel, William Murphy and Martin Milner. The film was released on June 1, 1951, by Republic Pictures.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

Shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor, shipyard foreman Bill Rourk is feuding with a former football star, Barney Walker, who now works there. He is romantically attracted to Louise Ryan, an admiral's daughter working as a wartime welder, but she is dating Ian McFarland, a naval commander.

McFarland launches an officers training course once America becomes active in World War II. Bill signs up, but his record is tainted by lies told by Walker. He is also caught out after curfew by the military police, while trying to romance Louise.

Walker is fatally injured in battle and confesses his lies about Bill before dying. When a former shipyard colleague, young Tony Jessup, is stranded and endangered, Bill disobeys orders and heroically tries to save Tony, who dies while being rescued. McFarland commends his bravery, then confides to that his sweetheart, Louise, has fallen in love with Bill.

Cast

Brian Donlevy as Commander McFarland
Forrest Tucker as Bill Rourk
Ella Raines as Louise Ryan
John Russell as Barney Walker
Richard Jaeckel as Tony Jessup
William Murphy as Sandy Jessup
Martin Milner as Al Prescott
Steve Brodie as 'Red' Toon
Hugh O'Brian as Tom Peterson
Tom Powers as Admiral Ryan
Jack Pennick as Coast Guardsman
Olin Howland as Desk Clerk
Damian O'Flynn as Captain Adair
Morris Ankrum as Navy Captain
James Flavin as Commander Rogers
Roy Roberts as Captain Gibbs
Sandra Spence as Muriel
Eric Pedersen as Civilian Wrestler
Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians

Reception

Bosley Crowther, critic for The New York Times, wrote, "Directed and played in a florid fashion, this story falls flatly in the class of low-grade adventure fiction that makes neither point nor sense."^[3]

References

^ Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (1975). "The Economic Imperative: Why Was the B Movie Necessay?". In Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (eds.). Kings of the Bs : working within the Hollywood system : an anthology of film history and criticism. E. P. Dutton. p. 28.
^ "Fighting Coast Guard (1951) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
^ ^a ^b Crowther, Bosley (1951-05-12). "Movie Review - Fighting Coast Guard - THE SCREEN; The Coast Guard". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
^ "Fighting Coast Guard". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

External links

Fighting Coast Guard at IMDb

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[kings-1] Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (1975). "The Economic Imperative: Why Was the B Movie Necessay?". In Flynn, Charles; McCarthy, Todd (eds.). Kings of the Bs : working within the Hollywood system : an anthology of film history and criticism. E. P. Dutton. p. 28.

[2] "Fighting Coast Guard (1951) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

[NYT-3] Crowther, Bosley (1951-05-12). "Movie Review - Fighting Coast Guard - THE SCREEN; The Coast Guard". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

[4] "Fighting Coast Guard". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.

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