The Fighting Lady

1944 · 61 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 661 VOTES · DIR. William Wyler, Edward Steichen

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Overview

Oscar winner William Wyler directed this 1944 "newsdrama," narrated by Lieut. Robert Taylor, USNR (Bataan), and photographed in zones of combat by the U.S. Navy. The film follows one of the many new aircraft carriers built since Pearl Harbor, known as THE FIGHTING LADY in honor of all American carriers, as it goes into action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean in 1943. See the ship and its pilots undergo their baptism of fire, attacking the Japanese base on Marcus Island. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.

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Dialogue Timeline — 623 lines

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00:00:06 THE FIGHTING LADY In Technicolor
00:02:20 ...let us call her The Fighting Lady.
00:04:37 Nowthis is the way yourdeck should look when you are ready foraction.
00:06:57 ...which control the fire of our five Inch batteries.
00:08:49 Reserve Officerswho only recently learned to fly atCorpus Christi in Jacksonville.
00:10:45 Men like these, who perform the humblejobs
00:12:39 She will pass through waters, where no carriertask force has ventured...
00:14:26 Lt. E.T. Stover
00:16:19 ...are the toughesttime ofall.
00:19:05 Because only one shell In three is a tracer
00:22:11 They have hot news. Good news.
00:24:00 Thuswe will deny Japan supplies from ally in the Dautoh East Indies...
00:26:49 ...is mightyTruk
00:29:09 But it records the hits of the other planes ahead of us.
00:32:35 ...which we have taken from the Japs and made secure.
00:34:35 We will have to fight hard to getthere, but when we drop our hook at Yokohama...
00:36:53 Llke Jocko, our new skipper Dixie is an old hell diving Navy. pilot.
00:39:27 ...will be the Marianas.
00:42:19 ...and eggs for our 3 a.m. battle breakfast.
00:45:18 Now comes the word that the Japs have sent strong air relnforcements to TInian...
00:49:13 Any Jap carriers in sight?
00:52:37 Philippine trade wind is tearing down our flightdeck.
00:56:08 They engage a big destroyer at the bow, hoping to shoot out his bridge.
00:59:28 But there's another score to add up.

Cast & Characters

Robert Taylor Narrator Charles Boyer Récitant Charles Boyer Narrator (French version) Joseph J. Clark Joseph Clark Dixie Kiefer Dixie KIefer G.E. Lowe G.E. Loswe John S. McCain Jr. John S. McCain John Meehan John Neehan Marc A. Mitscher Mark Mitscher E.T. Stover E. T. Stover

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed623
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line00:59:28

Production Record

DirectorWilliam Wyler, Edward Steichen
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes661