This Man's Navy

This Man's Navy

100 mins | Drama, Adventure, War | Jan. 4, 1945

During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an unauthorized and premature attack on a German submarine but the bomb misses and the submarine fires back, hitting the airship. Trumpet takes over the controls and sinks the submarine, The pilot faces a court-martial for disobeying orders but the older man takes the blame for his actions. Weaver transfers to the Ferry Command, and while on assignment in Burma, his aircraft crashes in Japanese territory. Trumpet rushes to the scene with a rescue team. Both are successfully brought out and are decorated for their heroism. Afterward, Weaver indicates that he will be returning to the lighter-than-air service in Lakehurst, to reunite with his "father".

This Man's Navy

100 mins | Drama, Adventure, War | Jan. 4, 1945

This Man's Navy
During World War II, Chief Aviation Pilot Ned Trumpet is in charge of an airship at Lakehurst, New Jersey naval base. Trumpet orders an unauthorized and premature attack on a German submarine but the bomb misses and the submarine fires back, hitting the airship. Trumpet takes over the controls and sinks the submarine, The pilot faces a court-martial for disobeying orders but the older man takes the blame for his actions. Weaver transfers to the Ferry Command, and while on assignment in Burma, his aircraft crashes in Japanese territory. Trumpet rushes to the scene with a rescue team. Both are successfully brought out and are decorated for their heroism. Afterward, Weaver indicates that he will be returning to the lighter-than-air service in Lakehurst, to reunite with his "father".
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title This Man's Navy
Directors William A. Wellman
Writers Borden Chase

Cast

Wallace Beery

as Ned Trumpet

Tom Drake

as Jess Weaver

James Gleason

as Jimmy Shannon

Noah Beery

as Joe Hodum

Jan Clayton

as Cathey Cortland

Selena Royle

as Maude Weaver

Henry O'Neill

as Lt. Cmdr. Roger Graystone

Steve Brodie

as Timothy Joseph Aloysius 'Tim' Shannon

George Chandler

as Bert Bland

Donald Curtis

as Operations Officer