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Saturday Cinema: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring
Gary Cooper , Charles Bickford Ralph Bellamy , Rod Steiger
General Billy Mitchell believed in the importance and future of air travel and the air force, particularly in the United States. So much so, that he was prepared to jeopardise his career and risk a court-martial. This gripping film, based on a true story, tells of Mitchell's fight for his beliefs.
Screenplay MILTON SPERUNG , EMMET LAVERY Produced by MILTON SPERLING
Directed by OTTO PREMINGER . Films: page 14

Contributors

Unknown:
Gary Cooper
Unknown:
Charles Bickford
Unknown:
Ralph Bellamy
Unknown:
Rod Steiger
Unknown:
General Billy Mitchell
Unknown:
Milton Sperung
Unknown:
Emmet Lavery
Produced By:
Milton Sperling
Directed By:
Otto Preminger
Billy Mitchell:
Gary Cooper
Gen Guthrie:
Charles Bickford
Frank Reid:
Ralph Bellamy
Major Guillon:
Rod Steiger
Margaret Lansdowne:
Elizabeth Montgomery
Col Moreland:
Fred Clark
Col Herbert White:
James Faly
Cmdr Z Lansdowne:
Jack Lord
Captain Elliot:
Peter Graves
Russ Peters:
Darren McGavin
Admiral Gage:
Robert Simon
Senator Fullerton:
Charles Dingle
Gen MacArthur:
Dayton Lummis
Capt Eddie Rickenbacker:
Tom McKee
Source: Radio Times

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