Fighting Coast Guard
{{short description|1951 film by Joseph Kane}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Fighting Coast Guard
| image = Fighting Coast Guard poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Joseph Kane
| producer = Joseph Kane
| screenplay = Kenneth Gamet
| story = Charles Marquis Warren
| starring = Brian Donlevy
Forrest Tucker
Ella Raines
John Russell
Richard Jaeckel
William Murphy
Martin Milner
| music = David Buttolph
| cinematography = Reggie Lanning
| editing = Arthur Roberts
| studio = Republic Pictures
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1951|6|1}}
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross =
}}
Fighting Coast Guard is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Kenneth Gamet. The film stars Brian Donlevy, Forrest Tucker, Ella Raines, John Russell, Richard Jaeckel, William Murphy and Martin Milner. The film was released on June 1, 1951, by Republic Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74821/fighting-coast-guard |title=Fighting Coast Guard (1951) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2015-11-28}}{{cite web|last=Crowther |first=Bosley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A07E0DA153DEF3BBC4A52DFB366838A649EDE |title=Movie Review - Fighting Coast Guard - THE SCREEN; The Coast Guard |work=The New York Times |date=1951-05-12 |access-date=2015-11-28}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=50092 |title=Fighting Coast Guard |publisher=Afi.com |access-date=2015-11-28}}
Plot
Shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor, shipyard foreman Bill Rourk is feuding with a former football star, Barney Walker, who now works there. He is romantically attracted to Louise Ryan, an admiral's daughter working as a wartime welder, but she is dating Ian McFarland, a naval commander.
McFarland launches an officers training course once America becomes active in World War II. Bill signs up, but his record is tainted by lies told by Walker. He is also caught out after curfew by the military police, while trying to romance Louise.
Walker is fatally injured in battle and confesses his lies about Bill before dying. When a former shipyard colleague, young Tony Jessup, is stranded and endangered, Bill disobeys orders and heroically tries to save Tony, who dies while being rescued. McFarland commends his bravery, then confides to that his sweetheart, Louise, has fallen in love with Bill.
==Cast==
- Brian Donlevy as Commander McFarland
- Forrest Tucker as Bill Rourk
- Ella Raines as Louise Ryan
- John Russell as Barney Walker
- Richard Jaeckel as Tony Jessup
- William Murphy as Sandy Jessup
- Martin Milner as Al Prescott
- Steve Brodie as 'Red' Toon
- Hugh O'Brian as Tom Peterson
- Tom Powers as Admiral Ryan
- Jack Pennick as Coast Guardsman
- Olin Howland as Desk Clerk
- Damian O'Flynn as Captain Adair
- Morris Ankrum as Navy Captain
- James Flavin as Commander Rogers
- Roy Roberts as Captain Gibbs
- Sandra Spence as Muriel
- Eric Pedersen as Civilian Wrestler
- Sons of the Pioneers as Musicians
Reception
Bosley Crowther, critic for The New York Times, wrote, "Directed and played in a florid fashion, this story falls flatly in the class of low-grade adventure fiction that makes neither point nor sense."
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0043531|Fighting Coast Guard}}
{{Joseph Kane}}
Category:American adventure films
Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:Films about the United States Coast Guard
Category:Films directed by Joseph Kane
Category:Films scored by David Buttolph
Category:American World War II films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:English-language adventure films
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