The McConnell Story

Year:

1955

Duration:

106 min

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Gordon Douglas

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1955-12-02

Filming Locations: Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Kasey Rogers

Alan Ladd

Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.

June Allyson

Pearl 'Butch' Brown

James Whitmore

SSgt. / Maj. / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman

Frank Faylen

Sfc. Sykes

Robert Ellis

Bob Brown

Willis Bouchey

Newton Bass

Sarah Selby

Mrs. Brown

Gregory Walcott

1st Military Policeman

Frank Ferguson

Mechanic

Murray Alper

Sergeant (uncredited)

John Alvin

Johnny - Flyer Escort (uncredited)

Gene Ardell

Bomber Crewman

Sammy Armaro

Pilot (uncredited)

Ralph Barbe

Pilot (uncredited)

Baynes Barron

Co-Pilot (uncredited)

Paul Baxley

Pilot (uncredited)

Richard Bender

Cadet (uncredited)

John Beradino

Engineer (uncredited)

Ronald Bischof

Cadet (uncredited)

Patricia Blair

Wife (uncredited)

John Bogden

Boardinghouse Roomer (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Presidential Aide (uncredited)

Richard Brehm

Cadet (uncredited)

Lillian Bronson

Spinster (uncredited)

Joe Brooks

Store Patron (uncredited)

Robert Brucewood

Cadet (uncredited)

Ann Cameron

Store Patron (uncredited)

Cindy Carol

Patty McConnell - ages 9-12 (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Officer (uncredited)

Alano Jo Como

Kathy McConnell - Age 1 (uncredited)

James Cornell

Drunk (uncredited)

Alan Craig

Cadet (uncredited)

James Dobson

Lt. Roy Singer (uncredited)

Jack Downs

Soldier in Street (uncredited)

Sam Edwards

Radio Man (uncredited)

Ray Ferrell

Ronnie Brown (uncredited)

Kenneth Finger

Chris McConnell - Age 2 (uncredited)

Harley Forbes

Pilot (uncredited)

Frank Gerstle

American Soldier in Korea (uncredited)

William Graeff Jr.

Soldier at Korean Air Base (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Pilot Instructor (uncredited)

Creighton Hale

Fight Fan (uncredited)

Brad Harris

Pilot (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Neighbor (uncredited)

Harry Harvey Jr.

Cadet (uncredited)

Dorothy Heller

Boardinghouse Roomer (uncredited)

Olin Howland

Sam - Postman (uncredited)

William Hudson

Soldier in Office (uncredited)

Michael Keith

Pilot (uncredited)

Gayle Kellogg

Gunner (uncredited)

Paul B. Kennedy

Bomber Crewman

Donald Kerr

2nd Drunk (uncredited)

John Larch

Cy (uncredited)

Andrea Lee

Kathy McConnell - Ages 6-7 (uncredited)

Cindy Lee

Patty McConnell - Age 6 (uncredited)

William F. Leicester

Instructor (uncredited)

Perry Lopez

Red (uncredited)

Alice Marr

Store Patron (uncredited)

Gloria Marshall

Boardinghouse Roomer (uncredited)

Vera Marshe

Blonde Woman (uncredited)

Frank McClure

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Philo McCullough

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

John McKee

Bombardier (uncredited)

Bill McLean

Billy - Corporal Clerk (uncredited)

Jim Meservie

Soldier at Control Tower (uncredited)

Ralph Moratz

Cadet (uncredited)

Grazia Narciso

Grocer's Wife (uncredited)

Barry Norton

Officer on Hearing Board (uncredited)

Susan Odin

Bob's Girl Friend (uncredited)

Arvo Ojala

Cadet (uncredited)

Norman Papson

Officer at Control Tower (uncredited)

Kenneth Patterson

Flight Intelligence Officer (uncredited)

John Pickard

2nd Military Policeman (uncredited)

Edward Platt

Medical Corps Instructor (uncredited)

Tony Randall

Cadet (uncredited)

John M. Reed

Cadet (uncredited)

Gene Reynolds

B-17 Pilot (uncredited)

Grandon Rhodes

Major at Hearing (uncredited)

Donald Robinson

Cadet (uncredited)

Bob Rose

Boardinghouse Roomer (uncredited)

Kathy Sanders

Kathy McConnell - Age 3 (uncredited)

George Selk

Janitor (uncredited)

Jack Semple

Pilot (uncredited)

Fred Stromsoe

Cadet (uncredited)

Deborah Sydes

Patty McConnell - age 3 (uncredited)

Bob Taylor

Cadet (uncredited)

Dub Taylor

Angry Technical Sergeant (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Louie Towers

Chris McConnell - Age 5 (uncredited)

John Veitch

Pilot (uncredited)

Herb Vigran

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Linda Vrana

Neighbor's Child (uncredited)

Tito Vuolo

Italian Grocer (uncredited)

O.P. Weyland

Himself - Opening Introduction (uncredited)

Willard W. Willingham

Pilot (uncredited)

Allen Zeidman

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

On August 25, 1954, while testing the fifth production F-86H (serial number 52-1981), at Edwards Air Force Base, Joseph C. McConnell, Jr. was killed in a crash following a control malfunction. The crash's cause was attributed to a missing bolt. Then Major Chuck Yeager was assigned to investigate the crash and replicated the malfunction at a much higher altitude, recovering before he hit the desert floor. The end of this movie had to be changed to reflect this event.

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The black and white dress June Allyson wears at the 4th of July party was previously worn by Judy Garland in the "Born in a Trunk" sequence of A Star Is Born (1954) where she sings "You Took Advantage of Me".

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Goofs

In the cockpit of McConnell's B-17, the pilot and copilot are very confined, with their shoulders almost touching. In a real B-17, there is much more room between the two positions. Obviously, either a different type of aircraft or a cockpit mock-up was used in these scenes.

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Sykes incorrectly refers to "Brooks General Hospital" in San Antonio. The hospital is actually named Brooke General.

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Sykes is wearing incorrect rank stripes. He is shown with the five stripes of a Sergeant First Class, but his stripes include the diamond of a First Sergeant. A sergeant with a diamond in the center, a Sergeant First Class, would wear a total of six stripes instead of five.

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Quotes

Capt. Joseph C.'Mac' McConnell, Jr.: I think I'm going to call you 'Butch'

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