Flying Fortress (film)

Flying Fortress
Flying Fortress
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Walter Forde
Written by	Edward Dryhurst; Brock Williams; Gordon Wellesley;
Produced by	A. H. Saloman
Starring	Richard Greene; Carla Lehmann; Betty Stockfeld; Donald Stewart; Sidney King;
Cinematography	Basil Emmott
Edited by	Terence Fisher
Music by	Jack Beaver
Production; company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	13 June 1942;
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$607,000

Flying Fortress is a 1942 British black-and-white war film drama from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by A. H. Soloman, directed by Walter Forde,^[2] that stars Richard Greene and co-stars Carla Lehmann, Betty Stockfeld, and Donald Stewart.^[3]

During the Blitz, an arrogant American pilot becomes increasingly committed to the Allied cause after ferrying B-17 bombers from Canada to England. After joining the Royal Canadian Air Force and being assigned to an RAF squadron, he finally takes part in a Flying Fortress bombing raid on Berlin.^[4]

^ Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 23 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551
^ Pendo 1985, p. 160.
^ Murphy 2000, p. 281.
^ Mackenzie 2001, p. 49.

[warners-1] Warner Bros financial information in The William Shaefer Ledger. See Appendix 1, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, (1995) 15:sup1, 1-31 p 23 DOI: 10.1080/01439689508604551

[2] Pendo 1985, p. 160.

[3] Murphy 2000, p. 281.

[4] Mackenzie 2001, p. 49.

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