A Guy Named Joe

original title:
A Guy Named Joe
other titles:
(Ein Junge namens Joe), (Kampf in den Wolken)
country / year of production:
USA / 1943
original length:
120 min. , black/white
premiere:
24 December 1943, New York City
genre:
Romance
based on:
Randall M. White. A Guy Named Joe. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1944.
director:
Victor Fleming
film script:
David Boehm , Frederick Hazlitt Brennan , Dalton Trumbo
producer:
cinematographer:
George J. Folsey , Karl Freund
editor:
Frank Sullivan
composer:
Herbert Stothart
cast (role):
Spencer Tracy (Maj. Pete Sandidge) , Irene Marie Dunne (Dorinda Durston) , Van Johnson (Capt.Ted Randall) , Ward Bond (Col. Al Yackey) , James Gleason (Brig. Gen. W.D. 'Nails' Kilpatrick) , Spencer Tracy , Irene Marie Dunne , Van Johnson , Ward Bond , James Gleason
more:
plot synopsis:
This is a sentimental and patriotic, but not propagandistic fantasy film about the dead World War II bomber pilot Major Pete Sandidge, who becomes the guardian angel for another pilot. The pilot Ted Randall is guided through the battle by Sandidge. The dead pilot also helps him to become a couple with his old girlfriend again.
keywords:
air force , pilot , comradeship , women during wartime
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
remarks:
Was nominated for an "Oscar" in 1945.
availability:
VHS NTSC