A sober, buttoned-down war film - as Hollywood tended to make towards the end of the war, being more documentary like and less jokey. It's set in the period between Pearl Harbour and Midway, a deals with the adventures of an aircraft carrier. Don Ameche is the martinet commander - and while there's nothing wrong with his performance it's still a jolt to see Don Ameche in this sort of role.
Dana Andrews is solid in one of his solid, man of war, Dana Andrews parts. There's a showy role given to someone called William Eythe (not very charismatic) who plays a Hollywood star turned pilot - a nod to Tyrone Power?
Best bit is where the ship mates listen in to pilots talking on the radio. I also enjoyed the restrained treatment although the conflict still winds up as "you don't care about the men you are so hard on them" and "I'm cocky".
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