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He gave notable supporting performances in three John Wayne films: as a humorous, larcenous Marine air-crew line chief in Flying Leathernecks (1951), as Wayne's commanding general in Jet Pilot (1957), and as a wheelchair-using senior partner of Wayne's in Hellfighters (1968).
Jet Pilot: Directed by Josef von Sternberg. With John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen, Paul Fix. Air Force Colonel Jim Shannon is tasked to escort a defecting Soviet pilot who is scheming to lure Shannon to the USSR.
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- Action, Drama, Romance
- Josef von Sternberg
- 1957-10-01
Hellfighters: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles. Divorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member.
- (6.4K)
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- 1968-11-27
Jay C. Flippen. Actor: The Killing. Jay C. Flippen could probably be characterized these days as one of those craggy, distinctive faces you know but whose name escapes you while viewing scores of old 1950s and 1960s films and television series.
- January 1, 1
- Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jet Pilot is a 1957 American Cold War romance film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring John Wayne and Janet Leigh. It was written and produced by Jules Furthman, and presented by Howard Hughes. Filming lasted more than eighteen months, beginning in 1949. [1]
Flying Leathernecks is a 1951 American Technicolor action war film directed by Nicholas Ray, produced by Edmund Grainger, (who had produced Sands of Iwo Jima) and starring John Wayne and Robert Ryan. The movie details the exploits and personal battles of United States Marine Corps aviators during World War II.
Mar 21, 2020 · Stars: John Wayne, Janet Leigh, Jay C. Flippen | Storyline Air Force Colonel Shannon is assigned to escort defecting Soviet pilot Anna. He falls in love with her, but she is scheming to lure him back to the USSR. But Shannon has a scheme of his own. Credit to : RKO Radio Pictures
