Plot Summary

Lt. Scott Reynolds is co-pilot on a B-17 bomber. When his ship is forced to ditch at sea, only Reynolds survives. The nine other crew members died as a result of insufficient training in ditching procedure. Sent back to the States and promoted, Captain Reynolds takes command of a new B-17 and indoctrinates his crew carefully in the proper methods of preparation for ditching and for survival at sea thereafter.

Movie Details

Original Title
Ditch and Live
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Philip Bourneuf as Major

Philip Bourneuf

Major

Rand Brooks as T / Sgt. Ryan

Rand Brooks

T / Sgt. Ryan

Don Castle as Lieutenant Hendricks

Don Castle

Lieutenant Hendricks

Donald Curtis as Captain

Donald Curtis

Captain

Kirby Grant as Crewman of Ditching B-17

Kirby Grant

Crewman of Ditching B-17

Arthur Kennedy as Captain Scott H. Reynolds

Arthur Kennedy

Captain Scott H. Reynolds

David Wayne as Pilot of Ditching B-17

David Wayne

Pilot of Ditching B-17

Production Companies

First Motion Picture Unit, United States Army Air Forces