♦War Classic♦ 'FIGHTER ATTACK' (1953) Sterling HAYDEN, J Carrol NAISH, Joy PAGE

[@sgtpepr6260]

Fighter Attack, music by Pratt & Whitney 😁

[@Anotherway04]

R-2800-63 with a 2 stage turbo-supercharger. 2000+ Horsepower.

[@michaelhewitt258]

They had a number of hits In the 40's

[@Ubique2927]

Sound effects by Browning.

[@jimsalman7257]

Not possible. Whitney Houston wasn’t even born yet when they made this movie.

[@briancooper2112]

All together by Republic

[@formerparatrooper]

I met a P-47 D pilot who lived in Lexington KY, Jerome (Jerry) Wurmser a number of years ago. His daughter worked at the same A&E firm I was employed with. I visited with him several times and he told me of his time in southern France in 1944. These color films were actual combat missions of the two groups I knew about and I had no idea that someone built a movie around those films. Incredible work putting the two together.

[@skyedog24]

Very interesting Thank You.

[@johnnygearpin7596]

Jerry was in the 324th FG, possibly the 314th FS. my Pap was a SGT crew chief in aircraft maintenance. Cheers and Audeo!!

[@Scott-hb1xn]

I was sadly half asleep watching this one today, and woke up a little when they got to the climactic scene... I noticed a red cross on the hat of one of the pilots of the P-47s right after he launched his flare to alert them- and I remembered where I had seen it- In the movie "THUNDERBOLT!", which was a documentary filmed with the P-47 squadrons in Corsica, one of the pilots, I think it was the commander, wore his girlfriends nurse's cap for good luck! And I realized that shot was from the other movie, or someone had been on the ball and added it to wardrobe for this one...

[@peteanderson2533]

Love these old films, sounds like it is constantly raining.

[@patrickhenigin4805]

I've never flown anything. There is something about the sound of those engines starting up that stirs my heart. I can only imagine how it makes a flier feel.

[@drjerry5389]

Its amazing! The freedom you experience up there is breathtaking.

[@b1laxson]

Fun romp in that era of films. For a film named "Fighter Attack" I kind of expected more planes then Italian partisans.

[@MPlain]

ya the name is basically wrong. lol

[@b1laxson]

@@MPlain "Marketing" Probably no one would go to a film called "Italians in a shed". Still enjoyed the film.

[@craigwall9536]

Thanks for the "heads up". I'll pass...

[@wpeale71341]

@@b1laxson But they could have packed the house with one girl, six guys.

[@altoncrane9714]

Great watch, thank you. Those Thunderbolts are a favorite of WW2 warbirds, and Mr. Hayden is a natural for this role.

[@KyleCowden]

I'm torn between the razorbacks and bubble canopied models. Though when I drew airplanes and spaceships I always had framed greenhouses, LOL.

[@flashcar60]

And Hayden is a USMC vet.

[@lance5041]

@@KyleCowden I'm definitely Team Bubble Canopy.

[@moelight3847]

My dad was a mechanic on the Republic P-47 razer backs in the European front. This help make alive the stories he told me. Thank you for posting.

[@AlanMydland-fq2vs]

whaT a plane, the tank of the sky❤

[@gideaodedeus8223]

VERY GOOD WAR MOVIE, IN ITALY, STERLING HAYDEN, VERY GOOD ACTOR, J. CARROL NAISH TO. AND THE BEAUTIFUL JOY PAGE.

[@rhtball]

I met Sterling Hayden in Sausalito California back in the late 70's, by then he pretty much stayed a recluse. He was an interesting character then, you wouldn't recognize him either if you saw him. He had a straggly beard and was showing his age by then.. He was one of the leading actors in the 50's and early 60's.

[@vitordragon]

I assume it was a nice meeting. Congratulations - I wish I could have met him too.

[@nicoletanis3703]

Joy Page as Nina, a little bit older, was very good in this movie. I remember a young Joy Page as Anina in the film Casablanca. Sterling Hayden is one my favorite actors, he did well in "Suddenly" along with Frank Sinatra. They both performed wonderfully. That's a great way to entertain their audience. Thanks Rob W!

[@stanspeight9638]

I'd Never Seen This Movie Very Very Good Movie Sterling Hayden Was A Very Underrated Actor

[@daviddigital6887]

Everything Sterling Hayden did was good. He might not have been as famous as John Wayne but he was every bit the man and a real honest to God military hero.

[@ypaulbrown]

He was in the OSS in WWII…one heck of a hero in my mind…

[@dougmoore5252]

A very fine story and well made film,thank you!

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vitordragon]

First of all, thank you so much for posting this movie. I love Sterling Hayden! It would be his 105th birthday on March 26 and today, March 29, is my birthday, so I took this movie as a present. Thank you so much! Whenever I see a picture like this, I wonder what should have passed through his mind, all the memories he had from WWII in Europe, places and people. I wish I could have known Mr. Hayden - I admire the actor and even more the writer - his two books are amazing (and Lee Mandel´s "Sterling Hayden´s Wars" is great too!). Sailor, actor, writer... I think he was very ahead of his time. Greetings!

[@1919emiliano]

happy birthday to you

[@suecobandito8954]

Great in Dr. Strangelove.

[@jimthomas777]

I seen Michael Corleone shoot Sterling Hayden in ahead , I mean Al Pacino

[@kevinhoffman3569]

Sterling is the man came out of retirement to do Dr strange Love . He must have laughed his ass off during breaks making that movie . Stanley Kubrick wanted to make a serious movie at first but it overwhelmed him and he turned it into a comedy .

[@vitordragon]

@@1919emiliano Thanks a lot! Best wishes!

[@airman9820]

Wow Extremely rare film. I advise everyone to watch it quick before its gone. I was about to buy a vhs tape of it, but this just popped up in my feed. Oh yeah.

[@bonghungk7544]

You better download it beats buying. If it’s free it’s for me!!

[@Cactus521]

Great movie... My paternal grandparents were from Potenza, Italy, to the east of Naples, and came to the US before the outbreak of WW1.. I have visited Italy eight times, working there once in Bologna. As I write this my daughter, now fluent in Italian, is doing graduate study in Siena Italy. The value of the partisans in all of occupied Europe during WWII cannot be understated. Italy for my family is special, as is Britain, Ireland and Lithuania, and also Mexico, where my wife is from. Our common roots and ancestry bind us all together. Remembering that, even though war still goes on today, will give us small measures of peace when times are dark, and light in darkness. Wars end, times change, but the value of history in the old world and new is so important. Even the enemy soldiers from Germany, many conscripts, celebrate the D-Day festivities with their former enemies. WW2 veterans are dwindling as they age and pass on their memories from one generation to the next. We must never forget their sacrifice in liberating the occupied countries from darkness, or the German soldiers who helped at the end of the war find those who were war criminals. One was Colonel von Lindeiner who was commandant of Stalag Luft III (Sagan) in WW2. He was appalled at the execution of 50 of the prisoners who were part of the "Great Escape" and court martial-ed for showing empathy for the prisoners under his command, but survived the war. He doubtless saved lives doing his best to keep allied POW's safe.

[@laankebygg3685]

Mine were from Norway,

[@tedhernandez2394]

Thank you for your story of life. I'm sort of a historian of WW2, and prior. I've read all about the actions to the start of such, political and military. I've read of the atrocities of the German occupation forces upon the peoples of Europe. Something that will never rest with the people who've experienced such. My question,....How could such a intelligent group of people visit horrors upon their fellow man? How could they look at themselves in the mirror and profess they were a kind and compassionate beings? How could they justify their horrific actions? And still deny their complicity to such? To this day? I look at the Germans with suspicion, the Japanese, the Russians, the Chinese. Yes all of the above. I feel that their atrocities from their collective past against their peoples, will surface again. And those previous actions will dictate the future of a more efficient genocide towards the innocents of this world. Oh yes...... This is why history is so important. This is why we must teach our children to pay attention to our collective past. A tough job to accomplish, but something that has to be instilled into the young minds of the future. We cannot continue this depleting of other human beings. Otherwise?...We're done as a peoples of the world. The dogs will feast on our flesh......And they too will perish for lack of food. Not a doomsday person here.....But History has a nasty way of keeping us real. The ones that heed such? May survive....Just.

[@stephenlief846]

This was a great watch for Memorial Day weekend, thanks for sharing! I think it is my first Sterling Hayden film!

[@robtw88]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheMysterian]

I never watched this one before, glad I had the time to see it, !hanks

[@mrgarner4796]

There were so many heroes for freedom. I enjoyed this movie. I had family members who volunteered to serve and did not come home.

[@johnkamm8886]

Great movie.....glad I watched it

[@KyleCowden]

Rob, God bless you for these finds. This was great and I love Sterling Hayden. My favorite role of his was General Jack D. Ripper.

[@robtw88]

Thank you for the kind comments!

[@jamesmurray8558]

I finally catch his name.

[@lordemed1]

@@allegra0 Selkers played 3 characters in addition to Dr. Strangelove- the President, and CaptMandrake. Sellers wanted to play a 4th part- Slim Picken's Major T.J (King) Kong, but the director , Stanley Kubrick said 3 was enough.

[@wjgrind]

The part when George says something about the Combat Infantry Badge brought a smile to my face as I have a CIB.

[@raybame5816]

Kenneth Tobey was a gunner on B-25's in the war. He usually played military officers (air force) in many, many movies. Wiki.

[@michaelhewitt258]

Quite an accomplishment

[@chrisrichard2526]

We were never issued Combat Tanker Badges . It was proposed after Desert Storm but went no where. Since my grandfather earned the German tanker badge in the Heer I would slip on a denazified 1957 version time to time till some butter bar would order me to remove it

[@Collusion10]

So what. Cops get them weekly.

[@RamPMonyPers]

I feel a lot better after seeing this movie....don't know why people nowadays need to watch a feel-good movie....just watch one of those old war movies and you'll end up feeling a lot better!

[@bonghungk7544]

It’s because it’s all about me and what’s in it for me if I watch your movie. Me me me me ….

[@IntheBlood67]

Great to see Kenneth Toby again!

[@paulpeele8387]

Great Movie! Thanks

[@johneBGood]

Great old movie, awesome upload, well worth the time to watch. Thank you

[@robtw88]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@glisuni]

Really? Thought it was dreadful.

[@samnigam3451]

Also loved Sterling Haydens Flat Top. Fighter Squadron is also a superb air combat movie. Huge respects from India 🇮🇳 to Thunderbolt n P51 Mustang Fighter pilots during WWII. They were heroes.

[@danomalley2473]

I noticed some footage from Fighter Squadron. A bunch of P-47s from various National Guard units. They all have different squadron markings :)

[@davesvintageequipment5319]

You should look up "WitchCraft" the restored B-24 formerly a member of the Indian Air Force.

[@danielcarlson800]

Nice Razorbacks!!!!! Now, I want to build that Monogram 1/48 Kit!!!!

[@Thompson-xp1mk]

It makes my heart warm that they were actually married who were an American pilot who escaped with parachute and an Italian girl who was a partisan and helped him .

[@louismarucci9056]

Sterling Hayden (AKA John Hamilton) was an impressive individual 👍.

[@HootOwl513]

If you know his nomme de guerre, you probably know his history. He infiltrated into Yugoslavia for the OSS and set up a network to retrieve downed US fliers. Ironic subject for a film.

[@Neaptide184]

And was a card carrying member of the Communist Party, so he would have fit in pretty well working in Tito’s Yugoslavia….

[@songofthesky]

Sterling Hayden played in many movies and one in particular that I enjoyed was, "Dr. Strangelove." He was great

[@commentatron]

_Suddenly_ with Frank Sinatra is a good one, too.

[@gregorymceaddy8884]

The USAF was only 5 years old when this movie was made....boy, we've come a long way baby...

[@brockbeckstedt6483]

Great to see a movie that the actor who is one of my favorite of all and that he was able star in one of his actual reL life jobs in world War two Sterling Hayden was an American special intelligence office how help and organized partinzens in Yugoslavia to hit and disrupt Germans in real life and was decorated. It's great to see him get to act out what he did during the war. Sterling Hayden is a true American patriot, but sad to know in his last years of his life he became hook on hash I guess thr war nightmares became to great for him but he did leave us with great movies and books on his hobby of sailing boats, thanks for posting this movie now it's complete to see him actually act out what he really did during the war for he entered after leaving Hollywood to serve our country America the beautiful then came back to Hollywood and pick up making movies. Sterling Hayden I salute you for fighting for American freedoms for all Americans.😊

[@michaelhewitt258]

Great movie Please upload more

[@tony3313]

What a surprisingly good movie.

[@perstabell7123]

A delightful movie. Thank you🍀

[@ansumanahargett6227]

Excellent movie. Very vintage!

[@marcdemmon208]

The story lines and dialog are and were much better back then today movies are very onreal

[@bonghungk7544]

Also movies today are like Sony PlayStation or Xbox like. You don’t need to really think while watching these days.

[@jeffharper9703]

Scacciapensieri !🇮🇹

[@dalewilburnsr4301]

Been 40 years since I saw this one as a younger man.

[@kirneyc.thibodeaux649]

Enjoyef the movie. Thanks Charled

[@karenhill3970]

One of my favorite movies ..Daddy would like it alot UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PILOT INSTRUCTOR & USAF RESERVES 15yrs . Then Confederate Air Force & shows made all their reservations & for fun 25 yrs .. miss you Daddy love Karen.i salute you ...🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@outdoorfreedom9778]

Well, thank goodness for fast-forward! My father loved war movies but knew it was going to be a stinker if there was a woman in it. Something to do with going through two wars and never seeing a woman in the field.

[@jamesbugbee6812]

Razorback jugs, THE gangster-lookin' bird of WW2 💜.

[@androidemulator6952]

Love that description... yes, tough, reliable and able to take the punches, and still get you home..even with half wing missing...

[@chriswilson8757]

Great Film,life was a LOT less complicated then ! FNQ AU

[@normanappleton3627]

Different than I expected, but a great movie, thanks!

[@robtw88]

Thanks for watching!

[@Paul-lm5gv]

Joy Page was the Bulgarian refuge girl who has an emotional scene with Humphrey Bogart in 'Casablanca'. She was just 17 years old at the time. Her stepfather was Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Brothers Pictures!

[@douglasdavis8395]

"Go back to Bulgaria"

[@joelonzello4189]

The Italian Male Partisan was in Sahara with Humphrey Bogart. Warned the German Flier had escaped...

[@dast540]

Thanks for sharing it! I always enjoy watching Great Old Movies though. 👍👌👏 An of course, I'm a subscriber! Thanks Again Though.

[@Pop_Hockenbush]

Great movie ,thanks

[@DrJAFox]

Rock-solid movie.

[@tonygary7611]

👍👍 saw the documentary on the pilot who flew the P-47 hun hunter they used some of the footage great movie

[@manuelroca4205]

I have been a WW2 enthusiast since I can remember. In Peru, South America, where my mother is from, she once saw a German Captain trying to negotiate a port for the base of his UBoats. She imagined a secret place to hide such subs after raiding Allied cargo. Luckily the government was pro-United States and denied such a request. There was the expected give and take between Hitler's naval command and the Congress of Peru. But in the end, the Germans relented. This happened in Tumbes Town where my mom grew. After listening to such an account I grew interested in the conflict that involved the whole world. I watched movies, collected books, and listened to recorded books about the Pacific and European theater. I honor the memory of those valiant men and women who served to thwart the menace of a crazed demagog. Their just sacrifice must never be forgotten!

[@perttisalminen6357]

Nice movie. From the time when no one knows such a thing like "CGI". But that makes funny thing too. Planes came back from ground attack sortie - bombs still under the wings.

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

Good movie 👍 Thank you 👍 Nov . 2 , 2023

[@robtw88]

You're welcome!

[@kezzatries]

Thanks Mate. Enjoyed

[@r.allenbaylis9171]

The two airplanes in the background at 12:45 are Vultee BT-13s. Being trainers, they would not have been painted olive drab. My father owned one of these gems in the late 50s / early 60s. First airplane I ever flew in. (about age 5)

[@adorable6385]

I enjoy this gentlemen

[@ashleymarie7452]

One of the marks of a good leader is that he/she prepares others to successfully take their place.

[@sreed8570]

Its ironic that when they made these movies there was tons of leftover planes, ships tanks and what not that it was probably pretty easy to put together. Today if it wasn't for CG they couldn't even begin to make them. Having a lot of actual combat footage makes them even better.

[@Debbiebabe69]

'Its ironic that when they made these movies there was tons of leftover *ALLIED* planes, ships tanks and what not'. Its the complete opposite for German and Japanese vehicles. Since we won the war, its a simple conclusion that we destroyed most of them in combat, and the few that were left over were usually trashed to stop them getting used against us. From using allied cruisers as the Graf Spee, Yamato, and Bismarck, to the myriad of films featuring 'Tiger' tanks that actually used T34s and Pattons (only 2 films have every used real running Tiger tanks, the well known 'Fury' and a little known British film from a few years after the war), film makers have always had to improvise when it comes to Axis war machines. I suppose that is a HUGE advantage of this film, since you never see any German planes, they never had to improvise because, as you say, *Allied* planes were plentiful at that time.....

[@vmlelectronics]

Good film, thanks!

[@TexExpatriate1]

Hayden's acting often left much to be appreciated, but in this film he seemed at ease. Why? He was OSS in the war.

[@peterroberts505]

Great Movie!

[@jeffsiegel4879]

J. Carrol Naish's last role was Sam the gangster on an episode of GET SMART. He played the part of a dying gangster, and in fact, he was in the throes of emphysema and died the next year.

[@JB-rt4mx]

Better than Average..love the WW 1 stahlhelm..helmets LOL..🤔

[@fhuber7507]

So long since I have seen this one.

[@richardlangton6804]

thank you

[@robtw88]

Welcome!

[@___michael___7165]

I was set up selling at a huge flea market in Canton, Texas one weekend. I had three Time-Life war books. A middle aged, maybe lil older man picked one up and started looking at it. I was busy, so it was a little bit before I said anything. When I did, I asked if he was in the war. When he said yes, I saw tears in his eyes. The book was about the Italian war. He was Italian. I didn't ask anymore questions. I gsve him the book. My Dad fought in the push back of the Battle of the Bulge. They made him MP in Berlin. At times, I think we fought the wrong enemy.

[@rocketeerPM2500]

Michael, thanks for sharing that gem. Out of the hell of war, intensely human experiences emerge. During a 6 year stint as a Black & White cab driver in Brisbane (Australia), I once picked up a hail at Kangaroo Point. He had been an

[@rael5469]

Just saw a great movie with Robert Ryan and Robert Mitchum, The Racket. (1951)

[@jaygreider4753]

Sterling Hayden was a badass in real life too.

[@rubiconklbrutorowman7577]

Very good ending!

[@lordemed1]

That's amore!

[@ansumanahargett6227]

I love old war movies.

[@immaterialimmaterial5195]

Good film! Well acted.

[@glisuni]

What a joke. A dreadful movie.

[@jimsmith9819]

i love these WWII movies, they always wear their head gear improperly and go into combat in khakis and low quarter shoes

[@ansumanahargett6227]

How amazing this is.

[@ansumanahargett6227]

I'm taking likeness to this.

[@jhuneinducil2372]

Nice movie

[@timothypeterson1166]

God Bless the pilot Steve and GeorgeAmen!!!

[@yomama8873]

Thank you 🤩🤩💖💖

[@robtw88]

You’re welcome 😊

[@michaelcoghlan9124]

Thanks

[@robtw88]

Welcome

[@premierhoner614]

WOW what a great movie..😅

[@robtw88]

Glad you liked it!

[@freemarketjoe9869]

Check out "Battle Taxi" with Hayden in it. A top-notch, well-made action movie about helicopter rescue in Korea. Sterling at his best.

[@danieljohnson5726]

Sterling Hayden was a real life bad ass during WW2. He was in the OSS (the precursor to the CIA) and was awarded the Silver Star among other medals. Look for him in the God Father & Dr. Strangelove.

[@allensacharov5424]

Let us not forget North to Alaska with John Wayne.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*'Floating around in a boat' in enemy waters merits a 'Silver Star???'* ************ *So, every cook and deckhand on a ship in a 'War Zone' got a 'Silver Star?'* *They must've gotten one because they RISKED THEIR LIVES every moment at sea the same as Hayden*

[@michaelhewitt258]

@@gerrynightingale9045 No he used His own yacht For the Office of Strategic Services Fore runner of the Central Intelligence Agency To navigate through enemie waters (German) To drop off supplies to resistance fighters, guns, ammunition, food He gave up an acting To fight in World War 2

[@Bret4207]

@@allensacharov5424 That was Stewart Grainger.

[@968porsche9]

He dropped out of Hollywood... Changed his name, proceeded to kick ass all over Europe by land, air, and sea!

[@catholiccrusader5328]

I love romantic endings, especially in a good movie like this one.

[@robbielee2148]

A luv a happy ending! They didn’t have to go far to get married! 👍

[@dougmatheis108]

My mother bucked rivets in the fuselage of these planes, republic aviation plant in Evansville in, she would be 101 this year

[@mxferro]

Most the pace... painfully slow. But the vintage planes are great to see.

[@tonynapoli5549]

Check this out Time 13:23 man sitting on the wing of the aeroplane! Great ending enjoyed re- Watch

[@oleksapiddubniak7095]

Дуже хороший фільм!

[@kerr2574]

A very good ending!

[@louismarucci9056]

Italians don’t do anything without food first … I should know 😁

[@ArmyOne519]

Dam Right

[@BarryHope-bj5um]

Guest appearance by " Thunderbolt"

[@atguimaraes6758]

was a very good film

[@justdoingitjim7095]

And they lived happily everafter.

[@kenclark9888]

One of the P-47s in the still clip has been reproduced in the form of a restored one called “Hun Hunter”

[@AbelMcTalisker]

The footage actually comes from a 1945 documentary called Thunderbolt which was made in part by mounting movie cameras in P-47`s based out of Corsica during 1944. Worth looking up if you can find it for the authentic combat sequences.

[@juanmanuelparadacontreras9565]

Una grata sorpresa ver este filme clásico del género bélico con un Sterling Hayden, que uno recuerda de un gran filme de culto de Stanley Kubrick como fue "Dr. Strangelove" en el que hacía de un general demente en comenzar un ataque nuclear, y es muy bueno verlo en otros filmes para conocer así trayectoria en estas clase de películas de acción. Saludos y bendiciones a todos los cinéfilos de corazón desde Venezuela.

[@williamsearle8187]

@12:50 ... This is going to be a great film ... ((authentic, "Roger and Out", as opposed to OTHER films - "Over and Out" )) . If ye know, ye know :)

[@stokedcreativesfilms5986]

In this role he was more generous with his precious bodily fluids!

[@elliottshovar1517]

My father in LAW was a maintence officer on Corsica with P-47s

[@None-zc5vg]

The 'European landcape' reminds me of the Iverson Movie Ranch (with its prominent boulders) that's since been destroyed by developers and road-builders. Hayden actually fought in Yugoslavia during WW2 and began associating with U.S. communists at home, something that put him under post-war scrutiny of the H.U.A.C. witchhunters, to whom he had to crawl and repent in order to (successfully) keep himself in yachts, etc..He claimed to hate himself for having sold out his commie associates but he still had a lucrative career, putting his conscience into "park".

[@denisecollins-hughes6567]

Interesting

[@short-hand4312]

I believe what you state. therefore, I will not watch anything he is in. not even this movie. banned for life. commie traitor!

[@fhuber7507]

If you are rich and keep it... you aren't a proper communist.

[@karenhill3970]

Are you telling us Sterling Hayden was Communist!!????😞🇺🇸

[@karenhill3970]

Interesting ?..it's horrible if He was a Communist...after bring in WW11!!!& Fighting for our great Country

[@randyacuna5643]

See Hayden give good performances in 1954s Suddenly , with frank Sinatra and 1953s Crime Wave , with a young Charles Bronson, both films he plays a cop.

[@PauloPereira-jj4jv]

So they used all footage parts from "Thunderbolt!" (filmed in Corsica and only released in 1947) by William Wyller... And added some Corsairs along with the P-47s? This is what we call "low budget".

[@dougcastleman9518]

I was going to say all that. Thunderbolt was a very good film, very well done.