Starring guy madison, joan weldon, james whitmore please visit our website for. Download the command western 1954 guy madison 720p. When a cavalry commander is killed, mcclaw, the nexthighestranking officer, is forced to assume command, even though his combat experience is. The command 2005 film the command, the us release title of kursk film, a 2018 submarine disaster film. Rent command decision 1949 starring clark gable and walter pidgeon on dvd and bluray. The september 14, 1956 issue of colliers featured a number of brynners snapshots taken during filming of the ten commandments. The film follows the 2000 k141 kursk submarine disaster and the governmental negligence that followed. Solomon and sheba is a 1959 american epic historical romance film directed by king vidor, shot in technirama color by technicolor, and distributed by united artists. Gable gave a notable performance as a conscienceracked flight commander who sends his men on a deadly mission, and walter pidgeon, john hodiak, and van johnson appeared in supporting roles. Forsythe gregg barton, the commanding officer of a cavalry troop, is killed in an attack, the new leader is capt. Movie 1954 james whitmore, edmund gwenn, joan weldon. The command is a 1954 cinemascope western film directed by david butler.
An army doctor takes command of a decimated cavalry unit under attack by indians. The film was originally set to be produced and directed by john wayne but wayne. Westerns can present particular roadblocks when it comes to being mustsee. Strategic air command movie at carswell air force base the. It was the combination of the focus lens exercise, which has been conducted under the control of the united nations command since 1954, and. With time at a premium, dennis sends waves of bomber squadrons into germany to knock out the enemys jet plane factories. Of course, im like that generally when it comes to film and i believe the better films are the richer ones. A cinemascope production in warnercolor, music is by dimitri tiomkin and cinematography by wilfred m. Army command structure, which includes all army commands acom, army service component commands ascc and direct reporting units dru. With matthias schoenaerts, lea seydoux, peter simonischek, august diehl. This enabled students to completely disassemble and reassemble a variety of engines and start them up in the soundproof facilities. Otherwise, however, the command remains an enjoyable western, and is certainly worth viewing once. Guy madison, then extremely popular with western fans by virtue of the tver wild bill hickok, heads the cast as army medical captain mcclaw.
But thats what fate, and jack warner, did to the command 1954 and to director david butler and cinematographer wilfred m. A blueeyed, chestnuthaired beauty, joan weldon trained to be a singer, and made her professional debut as a member of the san francisco opera company. It stars guy madison, james whitmore, joan weldon, carl benton reid and harvey lembeck. Command decision 1948 was a solid version of a william wister haines play. Jun 09, 2016 true hd direct film transfers no upconversions. The command 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The command is notable as the first widescreen western of the 1950s, and warner brothers first cinemascope production. The command comic part of the series fifty state initiative, a fictional governmental plan that appears in comic books published by marvel comics. Find gives glimpse of life nearly 60 years ago air force. Army generals struggle with the decision to prioritize bombing the german factories producing new jet fighters over the extremely high casualties the mission will cost. There is just something missing for me in the film adaptation. Photograph of jimmy stewart at carswell air force base in fort worth, texas where a movie was being shot in april 1954. Aug 05, 1985 however, command 5, on the abc monday night movie at 9 oclock, sticks to its guns, the guns of formula production that date back to the earliest years of saturday matinees at the local bijou. Watch the command online stream full movie directv.
Starring guy madison, joan weldon, james whitmore, carl benton reid, harvey lembeck, ray teal, robert nichols, don shelton. Strategic air command movie at carswell air force base description photograph of jimmy stewart at carswell air force base in fort worth, texas where a movie was being shot in april 1954. Starring guy madison, joan weldon, james whitmore please visit our website for more historic archival film. Vietnam war french rule ended, vietnam divided britannica. Reviewed in the united states on september 7, 2009. He lost his life in the crash of a b52 bomber on memorial day, 1955, which also cost the lives of the entire crew. The command 1954 david butler synopsis, characteristics. The command, with shootemups galore, a cleancut hero, dustbeaten horse soldiers and fearless warriors, is a galloping entertainment success. Elliott james whitmore, macclaw tries to lead his men to safety, using his ingenuity. In 1955, chanute partially completed the new test cells in the 900 area of the base.
In his autobiographical collection of his 19561976 journals, heston wrote. Guy madison has a great presence as the doctor turned commander, evoking the sensitivity of a caring doctor well. Released 1954, the command stars guymadison, joanweldon, jameswhitmore, carlbentonreid the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 28 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which put. Commissioned by the strategic air command in 1956, the film has the look of a 1950s tv drama, but the subject is the ultimate cold war nightmare. During 1954, chanutes jet engine branch produced 5,000 jet engine apprentice level mechanics. Guy madison and joan weldon in the command 1954 guy madison and james.
Clark gable, starring in the role essayed on broadway by paul kelly, plays air force. The movie command captures image frames from chimerax and assembles them into a video movie file. The last command is a 1955 trucolor western film directed by frank lloyd starring sterling hayden, anna maria alberghetti, richard carlson, arthur hunnicutt, ernest borgnine and j. Perhaps he thought this film was a sure thing, as the novel and play by william wister haines had done quite well, with the play running for 409 performances. I think this is a better film than twelve oclock high because theres less melodrama and more serious examination of the burdens of command and the necessity of all us generals to placate and pacify a variety of interests back home. The command is directed by david butler and adapted by samuel fuller and russell hughes from the novel rear guard written by james warner bellah. With clark gable, walter pidgeon, van johnson, brian donlevy. Download the command western 1954 guy madison 720p torrent or any other torrent from category. Command film show odeon cinema, leicester square, london. The ufo encounter had occured sic eight months earlier. With films on the big screen competing with the free small screen, gimmicks were thought to be needed to get the public out of their living rooms. The french indochina war broke out in 1946 and went on for eight years, with france. Mar 30, 2020 born in biloxi, mississippi, haise, played by paxton, completed flight training with the u.
A good solid cavalry western which the command is was not enough at times. The command 1954 david butler, guy madison, joan weldon. This movie was warner bros first cinemacsope release. The command was one of the first film s done in the wide screen process with some 3d thrown in for good measure.
The vietnam war had its origins in the broader indochina wars of the 1940s and 50s, when nationalist groups such as ho chi minhs viet minh, inspired by chinese and soviet communism, fought the colonial rule first of japan and then of france. Oswald morris worked on nearly 50 films throughout his long and successful career. Command decision original trailer trailer clip command decision original trailer dave karger intro command decision 1948 command decision original trailer airing. The cast is very ably supported by brian donlevy, van johnson, john hodiak and a very young cameron mitchell. This kind of story, where an unlikely hero rises to the occasion, is nothing new even in 1954, im sure, and the command doesnt do a lot to separate itself from the pack. Command decision is a stagebound but consummately acted adaptation of william wister haines broadway play. A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over germany during the last days of ww ii in command decision 1948 video formats. In 1835, jim bowie discovers uneasy disputes between the mexican government and the north. For a crossfade transition that is shown interactively, the crossfade command can be used instead. Filmed by republic pictures, it was an unusually expensive undertaking for the lowbudget studio. The last command is a 1955 trucolor film about jim bowie and the fall of the alamo during the texas war of independence.
Other articles where command decision is discussed. Im usually not as keen on older movies, but this one is ok. Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor. Brynner later became wellknown for his portrait photography.
Strategic air command movie at carswell air force base. French army colonel raspeguy leads his paratroopers in battle against the communist viet minh in indochina and against algerian guerrilla during the algerian war. But then they are ordered to guide a wagon train, containing the. But along they way, the cavalry runs into an infantry unit escorting a wagon train of civilians through indian country. The 1951 film command performance of where no vultures fly. Na once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor. However, command 5, on the abc monday night movie at 9 oclock, sticks to its guns, the guns of formula production that date back to the earliest years. With anthony quinn, alain delon, george segal, michele morgan. The command 1954 film a cavalry western starring guy madison. Download the command western 1954 guy madison 720p torrent. Clark gable, starring in the role essayed on broadway by paul kelly, plays air force brigadier general casey dennis. The command 1954 david butler, guy madison, joan weldon, james whitmore april 12, 2019 just before dying from wounds received in a skirmish with indians capt. An army doctor, with no combat experience, is forced to take command of a cavalry troop. The command 1954 follows an army doctor forced to command of a.
Vietnam war vietnam war french rule ended, vietnam divided. In 1835, jim bowie discovers uneasy disputes between the mexican. Capt doctor robert macclaw guy madison plays 7th cavalry captain unexpectedly handed incharge of his battered troops command. Born in biloxi, mississippi, haise, played by paxton, completed flight training with the u. The command was the only 3d feature to be filmed twice.
The command 1954 stream and watch online moviefone. He was a wing officer with the strategic air command sac. Oct 20, 2015 download the command western 1954 guy madison 720p torrent or any other torrent from category. British film institute in 1945, he set about relaunching his career within the british film. It was based on the novel rear guard by james warner bellah and features a screenplay by sam fuller. A star is born, which was a truly big budget film, directed by george cukor, was given enough money to let technicolor do the lab work and printing. A september 1954 hollywood reporter news item stated that guy prescott had recorded the voice of god for the film that week, although in february 1980, an item in hollywood reporters rambling reporter column claimed that alan jeffory was the offscreen voice of god. A senior officer faces the horror of sending his men on suicide missions over germany during the last days of ww ii in command decision 1948.
With guy madison, joan weldon, james whitmore, carl benton reid. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them. Air force has implemented war plan quick strike following a soviet surprise attack, millions of americans, russians, europeans, and japanese are dead. Robert macclaw guy madison, a military doctor who has practically no field experience. When a cavalry commander is killed, mcclaw, the nexthighestranking officer, is forced to assume command, even though his combat experience is practically nil. The last command 1955 john wayne message board jwmb. The command dvdr 1954 warner archive collection mod. Carrol naish based on the life of jim bowie and the battle of the alamo. Dave karger intro command decision 1948 command decision original trailer airing.
Unfamiliar with bythebook military tactics, macclaw. Filmed in two separate versions 3d and cinemascope with different. Rent command decision 1949 on dvd and bluray netflix. The film dramatizes events described in the biblethe tenth chapter of the first kings and the ninth chapter of second chronicles it starred yul brynner as solomon and gina lollobrigida as sheba. The command certainly would not qualify as an auspicious introduction for any process it was also shot in 3d, and it got the dreadful warnercolor treatment. Its the challenge of the western to have a very fresh angle. Thats a lot of history, or trivia, for a single mediumbudget cowboy picture to carry. This western begins when army medical officer madison takes over a cavalry troop after their major is killed during a battle. The power of decision may be the first and perhaps the only u. I can see that as a play the suspense of unseen people and unseen events would be fine. The command, the us release title of kursk film, a 2018 submarine disaster film. Rent command decision 1949 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.