Beirne Lay Jr.


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Twelve O'Clock High (1949) -- (Movie Clip) I Signed The Field Order General Savage (Gregory Peck, his first scene), receives his friend, flight commander Colonel Davenport (Gary Merrill), to discuss a dangerous new mission, following a series of severe losses to American bomber squadrons in England, circa 1942, in Henry King's Twelve O'Clock High, 1949.
Gallant Hours, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Put That Ice Pick Away Admiral Halsey (James Cagney) gets the skinny on Yamomoto from Commander Pulaski (Vaughn Taylor) then diverts aide Lowe (Dennis Weaver) and doctor Keys (Walter Sande) in producer-director Robert Montgomery's bio-pic The Gallant Hours, 1960.
Gallant Hours, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Three Men In That Squad Will Survive Pacific commander Admiral Halsey (James Cagney) visiting with soldiers at Guadalcanal, with aide "Andy" (Dennis Weaver) and producer-director Robert Montgomery narrating, in The Gallant Hours, 1960.
Gallant Hours, The (1960) -- (Movie Clip) 22 November, 1945 Martial and reverent opening from producer-director and narrator Robert Montgomery, introducing James Cagney as Admiral "Bull" Halsey, in The Gallant Hours, 1960.
Toward The Unknown (1956) -- (Movie Clip) A General's Girlfriend Bill Holden is veteran flier "Linc," rejoining his old crew at the officer's club at Edwards AFB, pre-Maverick Jim Garner and Karen Steele married friends, also Charles McGraw, and Lloyd Nolan as the general now friendly with Holden's ex (Virginia Leith), in Mervyn LeRoy's aviation drama Toward The Unknwon, 1956.
Twelve O'Clock High (1949) -- (Movie Clip) We Got Hit Pretty Bad England, 1942, American fliers Jesse Bishop (Bob Patten) and "Louie" Wilson (Don Hicks) report on the bombing mission that killed their captain, Colonel Davenport (Gary Merrill) taking over questioning, Major Stovall (Dean Jagger) observing, in Henry King's Twelve O'Clock High, 1949.
Twelve O'Clock High (1949) -- (Movie Clip) You Know Me, Soldier? Reluctantly taking over a rightfully demoralized American bomber squad in England, 1942, General Savage (Gregory Peck) stomps on a sentry (Kenneth Tobey), Sgt. McIllhenny (Robert Arthur) and Major Stovall (Dean Jagger), in Henry King's Twelve O'Clock High, 1942.
Above And Beyond (1952) -- (Movie Cip) Operation Silver Plate Opening scene from producing, writing and directing team Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, Eleanor Parker (as Lucey) narrating, introducing Robert Taylor as her soon-to-be famous pilot husband, in the atomic bomb docu-drama Above And Beyond, 1952.
Above And Beyond (1952) -- (Movie Cip) Is It Really A Deathtrap? Pilot Paul Tibbets (Robert Taylor) returns to wife Lucey (Eleanor Parker) and their new child, Harry and Marge (Stephen Dunne, Marilyn Erskine) joining, as he delivers bad news, nobody yet knowing he'll be dropping the atomic bomb, in Above And Beyond, 1952.

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