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The Flying Missile is a 1950 black-and-white Cold War era Columbia Pictures film starring Glenn Ford and Viveca Lindfors. Made with the cooperation of the US Navy it tells a fictionalised story of the then recently revealed story of the US Navy's first mounting and firing submarine-launched cruise missiles such as the Loon off the deck of submarines.
Original Release
12/24/1950
US Release
12/24/1950
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Glenn Ford | Cmdr. William A. Talbot / William A. Talbot |
| Viveca Lindfors | Karin Hansen |
| Henry O'Neill | RAdm. Thomas A. Scott / Thomas A. Scott |
| Carl Benton Reid | Dr. Gates, USN / Dr. Gates |
| Joe Sawyer | Quartermaster 'Fuss' Payne / Fuss Payne |
| John Qualen | Lars Hansen |
| Anthony Ross | Adm. Bradley |
| Harry Shannon | Vice-Adm. Williams / Vice Admiral Williams |
| Ross Ford | Crewman Chuck Davis |
| Zachary Charles | Crewman Mack |
Directors
Writers
Richard English, James Gunn, Harvey S. Haislip, N. Richard Nash
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Glenn Ford | Cmdr. William A. Talbot / William A. Talbot |
| Viveca Lindfors | Karin Hansen |
| Henry O'Neill | RAdm. Thomas A. Scott / Thomas A. Scott |
| Carl Benton Reid | Dr. Gates, USN / Dr. Gates |
| Joe Sawyer | Quartermaster 'Fuss' Payne / Fuss Payne |
| John Qualen | Lars Hansen |
| Anthony Ross | Adm. Bradley |
| Harry Shannon | Vice-Adm. Williams / Vice Admiral Williams |
| Ross Ford | Crewman Chuck Davis |
| Zachary Charles | Crewman Mack |
| Jerry Paris | Crewman Andy Mason / Andy Mason |
| Kenneth Tobey | Crewman Pete McEvoy / Pete McEvoy |
| Paul Harvey | Gen. Benton, USA / Gen. Benton |
| John Baer | Jet Pilot |
| Hugh Beaumont | Maj. Wilson |
| Robert Bice | Airbase Military Police Officer |
| Helen Brown | Navy Nurse |
| Harry Cheshire | First Senator |
| Steven Clark | Jet Pilot |
| Joseph Crehan | Rear Admiral |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jerry Bresler | Producer |
