John Wayne Robert Ryan Don Taylor Janis Carter Jay C. Flippen William Harrigan
Cinematography
William E. Snyder
Edited by
Sherman Todd
Music by
Roy Webb
Production company
RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by
RKO Radio Pictures
Release dates
August 28, 1951 (1951-08-28) (US)
October 22, 1951 (1951-10-22) (UK)
Running time
102 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Box office
$2.6 million (U.S. rentals)[1]
Flying Leathernecks is a 1951 American Technicolor action war film directed by Nicholas Ray,[2][3] produced by Edmund Grainger, (who had produced Sands of Iwo Jima) and starring John Wayne and Robert Ryan. The movie details the exploits and personal battles of United States Marine Corps aviators during World War II. Marines have long had the nickname "leatherneck", hence the title.
^"The Top Box Office Hits of 1951." Variety, January 2, 1952.
^Variety film review; July 25, 1951, p. 6.
^Harrison's Reports film review July 21, 1951, p. 114.
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