The Flying Missile

Watch: The Flying Missile

12/24/19501h 31m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ The Bomb That Stalks Its Prey! ~

Overview:

A Navy commander experiments with launching missiles from submarines.

Director:

Henry Levin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

submarine
missile
cold war
u.s. navy

Cast

Glenn Ford

~ as ~

William A. Talbot

Viveca Lindfors

~ as ~

Karin Hansen

Henry O'Neill

~ as ~

Thomas A. Scott

John Qualen

~ as ~

Lars Hansen

Carl Benton Reid

~ as ~

Dr. Gates

Joe Sawyer

~ as ~

Fuss Payne

Anthony Ross

~ as ~

Adm. Bradley

Harry Shannon

~ as ~

Vice Admiral Williams

Jerry Paris

~ as ~

Andy Mason

John Hamilton

~ as ~

Senator

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 2 year(s) ago
6
I don't know about you, but I always found Glenn Ford a rather dull actor to watch. He wasn't bad, just unremarkable - and this maritime adventure sort of confirms that. He is a determined (bolshy) US Naval Commander who is convinced of the merits of launching missiles from submarines - despite scepticism from the upper echelons - and so sets out to coax, cajole and bulldoze his theories through. Viveca Lindfors "Karin" provides the love interest, and indirectly some of the conflict as her father is a devout pacifist. The end result is never in jeopardy and to a certain extent the film smacks of willy-waving at the Soviets in the immediate (1950) aftermath of WWII - with scant regard to fact. I tend to like submarine adventure films (usually because they are exciting and there is normally an absence of slushy love scenes) but this doesn't really satisfy either of my criteria and so whilst it's not rotten, it's almost as bad - it's bland.