The Fighting Lady (1944) [N/A]
Featuring:
Robert Taylor, Charles Boyer, Joseph J. Clark
Written by:
John S. Martin
Eugene Ling
Directed by:
Edward Steichen, William Wyler
Release Date:
December 21, 1944
Original Title:
The Fighting Lady
Alternate Titles:
Moderskibets Sønner
Genres:
Documentary | War
Production Companies:
United States Navy
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 61
Photographed in Zones of Combat by Men of U.S. Navy
Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.
The film follows the WWII exploits of the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) (unidentified in the film), in its first major operations following its commissioning in 1943. The life of the crew is documented from July 1943 to June 1944, from its passage through the Panama Canal through assaults on Marcus, Kwajalein, Truk and Tinian Islands, and culminating with the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Spectacular 16mm Kodachrome footage of combat operations and naval aviation is prominent throughout.
