Stand By For Action (1942) On DVD
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Actor : Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Marilyn Maxwell
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Genre: Drama
Year: 1942
Studio: Warner Archive
Length: 109
Released: June 14, 2012
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: NTSC
Language: English
subtitles: N/A
DESCRIPTION:
Not long after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. scrambles for ships to put to sea – ships like the dry-docked WWI destroyer Warren. An "old Noah's Ark," scoffs Lt. Gregg Masterman (Robert Taylor), a Harvard-schooled Bostonian ensconced in a cushy desk job. Care to guess who will be volunteered to be the aged ship's executive officer? The character of a callow young man who ultimately proves his worth is one Taylor had played before, notably in A Yank at Oxford and Flight Command. A stellar cast – Charles Laughton, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan – joins him in a tale that veers into comic waters (the crew become awkward caretakers of a bevy of infants rescued at sea) before steaming full ahead into the strategies and salvos of fiery battle action in the Pacific. Taylor would actually serve as a Navy Air Corps flight instructor during the war. Lovely Marilyn Maxwell, who debuts here, would entertain troops as a member of Bob Hope's USO tours.
Actor : Robert Taylor, Charles Laughton, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan, Marilyn Maxwell
Director: Robert Z. Leonard
Genre: Drama
Year: 1942
Studio: Warner Archive
Length: 109
Released: June 14, 2012
Rating: Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format: DVD
Misc: NTSC
Language: English
subtitles: N/A
DESCRIPTION:
Not long after Pearl Harbor, the U.S. scrambles for ships to put to sea – ships like the dry-docked WWI destroyer Warren. An "old Noah's Ark," scoffs Lt. Gregg Masterman (Robert Taylor), a Harvard-schooled Bostonian ensconced in a cushy desk job. Care to guess who will be volunteered to be the aged ship's executive officer? The character of a callow young man who ultimately proves his worth is one Taylor had played before, notably in A Yank at Oxford and Flight Command. A stellar cast – Charles Laughton, Brian Donlevy, Walter Brennan – joins him in a tale that veers into comic waters (the crew become awkward caretakers of a bevy of infants rescued at sea) before steaming full ahead into the strategies and salvos of fiery battle action in the Pacific. Taylor would actually serve as a Navy Air Corps flight instructor during the war. Lovely Marilyn Maxwell, who debuts here, would entertain troops as a member of Bob Hope's USO tours.
| Product Name | Stand By For Action (1942) On DVD |
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