Sterling Hayden is the stiff-necked Naval Air commander ("Collier") who arrives on his carrier to command an already established - but very green - air squadron. The story of how he licks them into shape is pretty ordinary - they have a lieutenant (Richard Carlson) who acts a bit like their dad, trying to shield them from the harshness of their new skipper - but as they all start to work together... well, you know the drill ... (think Twelve O'Clock High (1949)). It's an oddly constructed effort from Lesley Selander. The acting is adequate, Hayden never was my favourite star, but the editing be... read the rest.
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