Gallant Hours (1960)

James Cagney, Dennis Weaver, Ward Costello, Richard Jaeckel, Les Tremayne ... see more  , Robert Burton , Raymond Bailey , Carl Benton Reid , Walter Sande , Karl Swenson , Vaughan Taylor , Harry Landers , Richard Carlyle , James T. Goto , James Yagi , John R. McKee , John Zaremba , Carleton Young , William Schallert , Nelson Leigh , Herbert C. Lytton , Tyler McVey , Arthur Gilmore , Selmar Jackson , Leon Lontoc , Sydney Smith , Robert Montgomery , Vaughn Taylor

The "mutual admiration society" consisting of actor James Cagney and actor/director Robert Montgomery culminated in the 1960 film The Gallant Hours. Cagney stars as war hero Admiral William F. "Bull" ... read more Halsey. On the verge of retirement, Halsey recalls his most fateful wartime experience: his five-week showdown between himself and Japanese Admiral Yamamoto (James T. Goto) in 1942. In command of the American naval forces in the Pacific, Halsey scores a crucial, tide-turning victory at Guadalcanal. In concentrating on the participants rather than the battle itself, The Gallant Hours is a character study of a remarkable American. The a cappella "score" performed by Ken Darby and the King's Men Quartet is a matter of taste. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi