Screaming Eagles (film)
| Screaming Eagles | |
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Original film poster
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| Directed by | Charles F. Haas |
| Produced by |
Samuel Bischoff David Diamond |
| Written by |
Virginia Kellogg (story) David Lang Robert Presnell Jr. |
| Starring |
Tom Tryon Jan Merlin Jacqueline Beer |
| Music by | Harry Sukman |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Robert S. Eisen |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
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Release date
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May 27, 1956 (U.S. release) |
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Running time
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79 min |
| Language | English |
Screaming Eagles is a 1956 black-and-white World War II film directed by Charles F. Haas and released by Allied Artists. It stars Tom Tryon, Jan Merlin and was the film debut of Jacqueline Beer a French Miss Universe 1954 runner up.
The story is set during the night of the Normandy Invasion where the 101st Airborne Division jumps into France. The title of the film refers to the nickname of the Division, based on its shoulder sleeve insignia.
The movie is notable for its large cast of up-and-coming actors. The film can be streamed in its entirety at Archive.org.
Prior to the Normandy landings, former Merchant Marines Mason (Tom Tryon) and Corliss (Martin Milner) are among three new recruits that are assigned to the 1st Platoon, "D" Company, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, the other being Talbot (Ralph Votrian). Mason gets off on the wrong foot with certain members of the platoon, mainly Sgt. Forrest (Pat Conway) and Cpl. Dreef (Paul Burke). Mason gets drunk as he reads a Dear John Letter from his girlfriend back home. The platoon's passes into town are canceled due to a stand-by for the invasion and are restricted to barracks. When the platoon returns to the barracks, they find it destroyed by a drunken Mason. Sgt. Forrest and Cpl. Dreef use Mason's drunk state as an advantage to fight him. Platoon Leader Lt. Pauling (Jan Merlin) decides to keep Mason in the platoon and give him a chance, despite his behavior. Lt. Pauling talks to the platoon about Mason's behavior and Corliss speaks positively about him. The men decide to take a chance on him, including Grimes (Alvy Moore), Dubrowski (Joe di Reda), and Foley (Paul Smith).
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