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Midnight Movie: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

starring Gary Cooper with Charles Bickford , Ralph Bellamy and Rod Steiger as Major Guillon
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 by MILTON SPERLING and EMMET LAVERY Produced by MILTON SPERLING
Directed by OTTO PREMINGER. Films: p 9

Contributors

Unknown:
Gary Cooper
Unknown:
Charles Bickford
Unknown:
Ralph Bellamy
Unknown:
Rod Steiger
Unknown:
General Billy Mitchell
Unknown:
Milton Sperling
Unknown:
Emmet Lavery
Produced By:
Milton Sperling
Directed By:
Otto Preminger.
Billy Mitchell:
Gary Cooper
Gen Guthrie:
Charles Bickford
Frank Reid:
Ralph Bellamy
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 Douglas MacArthur:
Dayton Lummis
Capt Eddie Rickenbacker:
Tom McKee
Major Carl Spaatz:
Steve Roberts
General John J Pershing:
Herbert Heyes
Major H H Arnold:
Robert Brubaker
Source: Radio Times

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