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The McConnell Story is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas. McConnell served as a navigator in World War II before becoming the top American ace during the Korean War and was killed on August 25, 1954, while serving as a test pilot at ...
The McConnell Story: Directed by Gordon Douglas. With Alan Ladd, June Allyson, James Whitmore, Frank Faylen. A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job.
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- Drama, Romance, War
- Gordon Douglas
- 1955-12-02
Sfc. Sykes. Joseph "Mac" McConnell Jr. (Alan Ladd) dreams of piloting airplanes, so much that he goes AWOL from an Army base to take flying lessons. When the military police go looking for him ...
- Drama
- Alan Ladd
- Gordon Douglas
McConnell Story, The (1955) -- (Movie Clip) With My Officer's Pay Texas, 1942, Army med student "Mac" (Alan Ladd), who dreams of flying, is inattentive in class (taught by Edward Platt), then returns home with big news for wife "Butch" (June Allyson), who has news of her own, in The McConnell Story, 1955, based on the life of Korean War flying ace Joseph C. McConnell.
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Summaries. A Korean War fighter pilot hero returns home to test fly the new Sabre jets despite his wife's uneasiness regarding his job. Mac's plans to settle down and raise a family are upset by the Korean War. He goes as a fighter pilot and returns a hero, the first triple ace of the war. His neighbors have built a home for Mac and his devoted ...
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Gordon Douglas. Director. Ted Sherdeman. Screenplay. Sam Rolfe. Screenplay. Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every step.
