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Task Force (1949) After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his

Task Force (1949)

After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the superiority of naval air power. But military and political "red tape" continually frustrate their efforts, prompting Scott to even consider leaving the Navy for a more lucrative civilian job. Then the world enters a second World War and Scott finally gets the opportunity to prove to Washington the valuable role aircraft carriers could play in winning the conflict. But what will it cost him and his comrades personally?

Cast:
Jonathan L. Scott: Gary Cooper
Mary Morgan: Jane Wyatt
McKinney: Wayne Morris
Pete Richard: Walter Brennan
Barbara McKinney: Julie London
McCluskey: Bruce Bennett
Captain Reeves: Jack Holt
Sen. Bentley: Stanley Ridges
Dixie Rankin: John Ridgely
Lt. Jack Southern: Richard Rober
Sen. Vincent: Art Baker
Adm. Ames: Moroni Olsen
Pilot: Jack Sterling
Timmy Kissell: Harlan Warde
Ames' Attache: Roscoe J. Behan
Admiral: Raymond Bond
Mrs. Secretary: Sally Corner
Winston - CIC Officer: Warren Douglas
Presidential Representative: Joseph Forte
Cmdr. Price: Edwin Fowler
Cmdr. Rand Jennings: John Gallaudet
Chairman: Alex Gerry
Mr. Secretary: William Gould
Telegram Man: Louis Guevara
Tommy Cooper: James Holden
Officer: Reed Howes
Lt. Leenhouts: William Hudson
Cullinan: Frank Jaquet
Officer at the Dance: Danny Kaye
Ship's Radio: Douglas Kennedy
Japanese Representative: Tetsu Komai
Ruth Rankin: Mary Lawrence
Jerry Morgan: Rory Mallinson
Trailer Narrator: Lou Marcelle
German Representative: Fred Marlow
Lindsay: Mickey McCardle
Supply Officer: John McGuire
Harrison: Paul McWilliams
Jones: Mal Merrihugh
Radio Announcing Pearl Harbor Attack: Edmond O'Brien
Talker: Larry Rio
Lt. Kelly: Robert Rockwell
Admiral at Annapolis: Basil Ruysdael
Plotter: Robert Seiter
Capt. Wren: Charles Sherlock
Capt. Ken Willliamson: Kenneth Tobey
Mrs. Ames: Laura Treadwell
Aide: Charles Waldron Jr.
Lieutenant: Tommy Walker
Midshipman: Gerard Waller
Luggage Salesman: Charles Williams
Japanese Naval Attache: Beal Wong

Written by: Delmer Daves, Ranald MacDougall

Director: Delmer Daves

Production: Warner Bros. Pictures

Release date: 10 Feb 1950
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