The Wild Blue Yonder
Released: December 5, 1951Runtime: 98 min
Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful nurse, Corey and Tucker prepare to fly a bombing mission in the South Pacific. Before boarding their B29 Superfortress, Tucker appears to be chickening out, but he's steadfastly at his cockpit post at takeoff time.
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Wendell Corey
as Capt. Harold Calvert
Vera Ralston
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Forrest Tucker
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Phil Harris
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Walter Brennan
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William Ching
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Ruth Donnelly
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Harry Carey Jr
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Penny Edwards
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Wally Cassell
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