The Wild Blue Yonder

Wendell Corey and Forrest Tucker star as a pair of World War II Army Air Corps officers. In between their battles over the affections of a beautiful nurse, Corey and Tucker prepare to fly a bombing mission in the South Pacific. Before boarding their B29 Superfortress, Tucker appears to be chickening out, but he's steadfastly at his cockpit post at takeoff time.

Cast

Wendell Corey

as Capt. Harold Calvert

Vera Ralston

as Lt. Helen Landers

Forrest Tucker

as Maj. Tom West

Phil Harris

as Sgt. Hank Stack

Walter Brennan

as Maj. Gen. Wolfe

William Ching

as Lt. Ted Cranshaw

Ruth Donnelly

as Maj. Ida Winton

Harry Carey Jr.

as Sgt. Shaker Schuker

Penny Edwards

as Connie Hudson

Wally Cassell

as Sgt. Pulaski

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