Cast & Crew

Directed by

Gordon Douglas

Writing Credits

Irving Wallace
(screenplay)
Sam Rolfe
(story)

Cast

Natalie Wood
Lois Brennan
Karl Malden
MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
Marsha Hunt
Edith Brennan
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Col. Jim Herlihy
Don Kelly
MSgt. Darren McKine
Nelson Leigh
Brig. Gen. Wayne Acton
Robert Nichols
Wilbur 'Brooklyn' Stuart
Ray Montgomery
Barnes
Robert Hover
Simpson
Frank Baker
Nightclub Patron
Paul Baxley
Crewman in Korea
Nicky Blair
Pasquali
Joe Brooks
Soldier
Jack Chefe
Nightclub Waiter
Russ Conway
Gen. Tyler
Ann Doran
Sylvia Slater
John Doucette
Nielson
Christian Drake
Control Tower Radioman
Dick Elliott
Mr. Sampton
Michael Emmet
Capt. Dickson
Ethel Greenwood
Slater's Party Guest
Steve Hayes
Fireman
Jimmie Horan
Tall Thin Man
Jean Howell
Betty McKine
Olin Howland
Joe
Will Hutchins
Roberts - B-52 Navigator
Bill Idelson
Tail Gunner
Beverly Ruth Jordan
Young Girl
Byron Kane
Assistant Director
Henry Kulky
Calvin
Perk Lazelle
Nightclub Patron
Peter Leeds
TV Quiz Show Director
Art Lewis
Radar Observer
Leon Lontoc
Cook in Korea
Kathy Marlowe
Blonde
George Milan
Quiz Show Emcee
Harold Miller
Harold
Mort Mills
Sergeant Addressing Flyers
Juanita Moore
Clarissa
Tracy Morgan
Redhead
William H. O'Brien
Nightclub Bartender
Joan Patti
Slater's Party Guest
Steve Pendleton
Lt. Col. Graham
Jack Perrin
Bartender
Bing Russell
Operator
Jeffrey Sayre
Nightclub Patron
James Seay
B-52 School Instructor
Fred Stromsoe
Quiz Show Cowboy
William Swan
Crewman in Korea
Beverly Thomas
49er Girl
Elaine Towne
Older Woman
Harlan Warde
Col. John Baker
Robert Whiteside
Crewman in Korea
Stuart Whitman
Maj. Sam Weisberg
Robert B. Williams
Bud Slater

Produced by

Richard Whorf
producer

Music by

Leonard Rosenman

Cinematography by

William H. Clothier
director of photography (as William Clothier)

Editing by

Thomas Reilly

Art Direction by

Leo K. Kuter

Set Decoration by

William L. Kuehl

Costume Design by

Howard Shoup

Makeup Department

Gordon Bau
makeup artist
Connie Nichols
hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

Arthur Lueker
unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William Kissell
assistant director
Jack Boland
assistant director (uncredited)
Jack Cunningham
assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department

Oliver S. Garretson
sound
Walter Feldman
sound editor (uncredited)
Arthur H. Pullen
sound editor (uncredited)
Paul Reuting
sound editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Harold E. Wellman
aerial photographer
Ted D. McCord
camera operator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Howard Hohler
script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Bob Irving
technical coordinator (as Robert Irving)
Benjamin R. Ostlin
technical advisor (as Major Benjamin R. Ostlin U.S.A.F.)
Charles P. Bialka
liaison officer (uncredited)
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