Fighting Coast Guard
1951 film by Joseph Kane
- June 1, 1951 (1951-06-01)
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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 Necessary?". 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". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ "Fighting Coast Guard". Afi.com. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
External links
- Fighting Coast Guard at IMDb
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Films directed by Joseph Kane
- In Old Santa Fe (1934)
- Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)
- The Headline Woman (1935)
- Melody Trail (1935)
- The Lawless Nineties (1936)
- King of the Pecos (1936)
- The Lonely Trail (1936)
- Guns and Guitars (1936)
- Oh, Susanna! (1936)
- Ride Ranger Ride (1936)
- The Old Corral (1936)
- Undersea Kingdom (1936)
- Git Along Little Dogies (1937)
- Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
- Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937)
- Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
- Boots and Saddles (1937)
- Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
- Heart of the Rockies (1937)
- The Old Barn Dance (1938)
- Born to Be Wild (1938)
- Arson Gang Busters (1938)
- Under Western Stars (1938)
- Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
- Man from Music Mountain (1938)
- Shine On, Harvest Moon (1938)
- Days of Jesse James (1939)
- Colorado (1940)
- The Border Legion (1940)
- Robin Hood of the Pecos (1941)
- Sheriff of Tombstone (1941)
- Nevada City (1941)
- Rags to Riches (1941)
- Jesse James at Bay (1941)
- South of Santa Fe (1942)
- Sons of the Pioneers (1942)
- Romance on the Range (1942)
- The Man from Music Mountain (1943)
- King of the Cowboys (1943)
- The Yellow Rose of Texas (1944)
- Flame of Barbary Coast (1945)
- In Old Sacramento (1946)
- Plainsman and the Lady (1946)
- Old Los Angeles (1948)
- The Gallant Legion (1948)
- The Plunderers (1948)
- The Last Bandit (1949)
- Brimstone (1949)
- Rock Island Trail (1950)
- The Savage Horde (1950)
- California Passage (1950)
- Oh! Susanna (1951)
- Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
- The Sea Hornet (1951)
- Hoodlum Empire (1952)
- Woman of the North Country (1952)
- Ride the Man Down (1952)
- San Antone (1953)
- Jubilee Trail (1954)
- Hell's Outpost (1954)
- The Road to Denver (1955)
- The Vanishing American (1955)
- Thunder Over Arizona (1956)
- Spoilers of the Forest (1957)
- The Lawless Eighties (1957)
- The Last Stagecoach West (1957)
- The Crooked Circle (1957)
- Gunfire at Indian Gap (1957)
- The Notorious Mr. Monks (1958)
- The Man Who Died Twice (1958)
- Track of Thunder (1967)
- Smoke in the Wind (1975)
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