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Flying Leathernecks Cast & Characters

Flying Leathernecks (1951) stars John Wayne as Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby, Robert Ryan as Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin and Don Taylor as Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe. The drama movie was released August 28, 1951. Below is the full cast and crew.

NR 1951 · 1h 42m 58 Audience

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Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Nicholas Ray

Screenplay

Beirne Lay Jr. , Edmund Grainger , James Edward Grant

Story

Kenneth Gamet

Producers

Edmund Grainger

Music

Roy Webb

Cinematography

William E. Snyder

Editor

Sherman Todd

Costume design

Michael Woulfe

Full cast

43 cast members

Maj. Daniel Xavier Kirby

Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin

Lt. Vern 'Cowboy' Blithe

MSgt. Clancy, Line Chief

William Harrigan

Dr. Lt.Cdr. Joe Curran

Brigadier General

Lt. Bert Malotke

Lt. Pudge McCabe

Michael St. Angel

Capt. Harold Jorgensen, Ops. Officer

1st Lt. Ernie Stark

Lt. Deal (uncredited)

Squadron Commander (uncredited)

Charles Brunner

Charlie's Father (uncredited)

1st Pilot Replacement (uncredited)

Fleet CIC Commander (uncredited)

2nd Pilot Replacement (uncredited)

Virginia Blithe (uncredited)

Junior (uncredited)

MP Sergeant (uncredited)

Intelligence Officer (uncredited)

Douglas Henderson

Lt. Foster (uncredited)

Indian Affairs Clerk (uncredited)

Annabelle (uncredited)

Charlie (uncredited)

Freddie (uncredited)

Major Benson (uncredited)

Eda Reiss Merin

Mama Malotke (uncredited)

Lt. Black (uncredited)

Greta Malotke (uncredited)

Madden (uncredited)

General on Guadalcanal (uncredited)

Lynn Stalmaster

Lt. Billy Castle (uncredited)

Fleet CIC Radio Operator (uncredited)

Admiral's Aide (uncredited)

Mess Sergeant (uncredited)

Colonel (uncredited)

Captain (uncredited)

3rd Pilot Replacement (uncredited)

Crew by department

22 crew members

Directing

C. Bakaleinikoff

Assistant Director

William E. Snyder

Director of Photography

Writing

Edmund Grainger

James Edward Grant

Production

Edmund Grainger

Cliff P. Broughton

Production Supervisor

Editing

Sound

Frank McWhorter

Art

Albert S. D'Agostino

James W. Sullivan

Darrell Silvera

John Sturtevant

Set Decoration

Costume & Makeup

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