Battle Taxi
They called his outfit "sitting ducks" - but he made them avenging eagles!
1955 · 1h 22m · N/A
Drama, War
Directed by
Herbert L. Strock
Overview
In the Korean war, the commander of an Air Rescue helicopter team must show a hot-shot former jet pilot how important helicopter rescue work is and turn him into a team player.
Director and cast
- Herbert L. Strock Director
- Sterling Hayden as Capt. Russ Edwards
- Arthur Franz as Lt. Pete Stacey
- Marshall Thompson as 2nd Lt. Tim Vernon
- Leo Needham as SSgt. 'Slats' Klein
- Jay Barney as Lt. Col. Stoneham
- Michael Colgan as Medic Capt. Larsen
- Andy Andrews as Lazy Joker Two
- Dale Hutchinson as Blue Boy Three-Gene
- John Dennis as MSgt. Joe Murdock
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