Genre: War, Drama, World War II, Suspense, Military
Tagline: Heroes, cowards, fighters, braggarts, liars...and what goes on in their hearts!
Plot: Silver-screen giant Clark Gable plays General K.C. (Casey) Dennis, a man determined to destroy the production of a new German jet plane via precision aerial bombings during daylight hours. Walter Pidgeon plays his superior officer, General Roland Kane, a man all too aware that military bosses in D.C. are looking over their shoulders to determine whether daylight bombing is effective. To boot, Dennis is consistently dogged by newspaperman Elmer Brockhurst, who reports back to the home front regarding the heavy economic and manpower losses that result from Dennis’s orders. Soon Dennis finds his tactics directly opposed by Arthur Malcolm (Edward Arnold), a powerful congressman, and General Kane ceases to support Dennis.There are no combat scenes in COMMAND DECISION. Instead, the script brilliantly supplies an insightful examination of the politics of war and the insides of a man brutalized by them. Gable turns in a fine performance, which is easy to miss amid the brilliance that surrounds it--Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, and Edward Arnold all shine in COMMAND DECISION.
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Sam Wood
A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips |
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Clark Gable
Gone with the Wind, It Happened One Night, Mutiny on the Bounty |
 | Walter Pidgeon
Forbidden Planet, How Green Was My Valley, Mrs. Miniver |
 | Van Johnson
The Caine Mutiny, Brigadoon, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Brian Donlevy
Destry Rides Again, The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Beau Geste | | | Edward Arnold
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take It with You, Meet John Doe | |
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