The Fighting Lady

The Fighting Lady

61 mins | Documentary, War | Dec. 21, 1944

Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island.

The Fighting Lady

61 mins | Documentary, War | Dec. 21, 1944

The Fighting Lady
Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers United States Navy
Original title The Fighting Lady
Directors Edward Steichen, William Wyler
Writers John S. Martin, Eugene Ling

Cast

Charles Boyer

as Narrator (French version)

Robert Taylor

as Narrator

John S. McCain

as Himself

Joesph J. Clark

as Himself (as Jocko)

Dixie Kiefer

as Himself (as Dixie)