After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the superiority of naval air power. But military and political "red tape" continually frustrate their efforts, prompting Scott to even consider leaving the Navy for a more lucrative civilian job. Then the world enters a second World War and Scott finally gets the opportunity to prove to Washington the valuable role aircraft carriers could play in winning the conflict. But what will it cost him and his comrades personally?
Gary Cooper
Jane Wyatt
Wayne Morris
Walter Brennan
Julie London
Jack Holt
Stanley Ridges
John Ridgely
Richard Rober
Art Baker
Moroni Olsen
Ray Montgomery
Harlan Warde
Danny Kaye
Mary Lawrence
Rory Mallinson
Edmond O'Brien
Charles Sherlock
Kenneth Tobey
Charles Williams