A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the... Read allA semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
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- TriviaRear Admirals Scott and Callaghan were both killed in action in the naval battle of Guadalcanal. Admiral Halsey, who received a promotion, asked that his stars be given to the widows of the two men because, he said, their actions earned him that promotion. Halsey could not have known it at the time, but Admiral Scott was killed in a friendly fire incident aboard the USS Atlanta when it was accidentally fired upon by the USS San Francisco.
- GoofsOn 22 November 1945, Halsey did not hold the rank of Fleet Admiral. He took the oath of that rank three weeks later, on December 11, 1945. Further, he did not retire on 22 November, he hauled down his flag for the final time on that date from his flagship, the battleship South Dakota. He then served on special duty in the office of the secretary of the navy until his retirement from active service in March of 1947. But, due to his final rank of fleet admiral, he remained on the Navy active duty status until his death.
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Fleet Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.: There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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Words and Music by Ward Costello
Sung by Roger Wagner Chorale (as The Roger Wagner Chorale)
If one is looking for battle scenes and lots of blood and gore skip this film. If one however would like to see a study about the strain of command than this film is ideal. Cagney drops all of the mannerisms that we normally associate with him in playing Admiral Halsey. It's a restrained and mature performance.
The Gallant Hours is also a tribute to the men of our fighting forces in the Pacific who took and held on to the key island of Guadalcanal in the Solomons and halted the Japanese in the Southwest Pacific Theater of Operations.
Director Robert Montgomery did the film in documentary style and at times you feel like you're in the brain of Admiral Halsey, weighing each decision he makes with him. The familiar voice you hear narrating is that of Montgomery who was no longer acting and now was mostly concerned with production and with political work for the Republican National Committee.
The Gallant Hours is a fine character study of one of America's greatest naval heroes and should not be missed.
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- Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA(used for Henderson Field and Gaudacanal)
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- Runtime1 hour 55 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1