A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.
Murray Alper
- Sergeant
- (uncredited)
John Alvin
- Johnny - Flyer Escort
- (uncredited)
Gene Ardell
- Bomber Crewman
- (uncredited)
Sammy Armaro
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Ralph Barbe
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Baynes Barron
- Co-Pilot
- (uncredited)
Paul Baxley
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
Richard Bender
- Cadet
- (uncredited)
John Beradino
- Engineer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAs of 2021 Capt. McConnell is still the U.S. Air Force's top jet ace - a triple ace, in fact - with 16 confirmed kills.
- GoofsDuring World War II, a character disembarks from a C-47 transport that is clearly marked USAF. The United States Air Force was not created until 1947, two years after the war ended.
- Quotes
Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.: I think I'm going to call you 'Butch'
Pearl 'Butch' Brown: Why?
Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.: Because when I look at you, you cut me into pieces.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Broadway by Light (1958)
- SoundtracksThe Army Air Corps Song
(uncredited)
Music by Robert Crawford
Played during the opening and end credits
Played often in the score
Featured review
Ladd and Allyson Make Perfect Couple in Bio-Pic with Heart!
This film is based on the life and war career of Joseph "Mac" McConnell, as played by Alan Ladd, and June Allyson plays his wife, of whom he nicknamed "Butch." "Mac" was a much-decorated jet fighter of the Korean War. But the facts don't make the film and are not the crux (focused on) here. Even from the very beginning we are drawn in, as Mac is on the run from and wanted by the MPs, because he went flying during his Army tour. Immediately, we see the man, as Alan Ladd shows him to be a dreamer and a man of action. On his flight from them, he is given a ride by a stranger and tries to go out his kitchen window, when cornered by them, only to have June Allyson catching sight of him at the window. She of course think he's crazy and proceeds to turn him in with the MPs, only to find him gone when she returns to the kitchen. The obvious happens: he is taken by her and she succumbs to his charm. While we see him evolve into the jet pilot and fighter he will become, we are brought into their inner circle of love. Because she loves him, she tries to get him out of the line of fire and at a desk job, but like usual, a wife's attempt to change her husband doesn't pan out. Because she loves him, she worries about him, not only when he flies, but when he's gone to the store, when he's crossing the street, because that's what you do when you love someone. The love and warmth and feelings shared here are almost greater, than in any true-to-life movie she made with Jimmy Stewart. By the end of the film, we have felt much for these people, as we know them very well. "The McConnell Story" has become obviously one of my favorite Alan Ladd and/or June Allyson films. The life and war service of Joseph McConnell is depicted here, but the love he and his wife shared is what we remember from this film - one of the best biography-pictures (bio-pics) you're ever likely to see - "The McConnell Story."
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- Mar 11, 2015
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,500,000
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.55 : 1
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