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.

WarDocumentary1940s

Dialogue Timeline — 623 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:06 THE FIGHTING LADY In Technicolor
00:02:37 Agalnst a good solid wind, with hertall hooks down...
00:04:48 From stom to storn, the entire ship
00:07:23 ...forefficiency.
00:09:08 In return, the Annapolis regulars are called The Trade School Boys.
00:11:01 Weeks pass.
00:13:07 And then we are told...
00:14:46 ...loaded with bombs and gas.
00:17:46 The sun has risen now, and ourescorts are alertforenemy submarines.
00:19:48 ...are thoroughly scraped.
00:22:42 Hangars, radio stations, gas dumps, and munitions dumps.
00:24:43 With the confidence that comes from experience.
00:27:43 Diving in onTruk, we again turn on our guns and their synchronized cameras.
00:31:40 ...he's had a bit of trouble.
00:33:45 Letters from us to friends and famlly.
00:35:50 Halau, Rabaul and Wake, Maloelap.
00:38:18 A 20 ton four motor Kawanishl sea plane.
00:41:00 On the eve of battle, we are told to scrub up to lessen the danger of Infection...
00:44:37 ...nearer and nearer the heart of Japan.
00:48:32 The pilot of a torpedo plane has been unable to release his Incendiaries
00:51:44 Smokey, the pride of Arkansas, hears about that one and he almost takes of.
00:55:26 Crawling around below us In violent evasive action.
00:59:00 On this fine morning, justa year after being commissioned...
03:00:00 and 100 Marines...

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 line03:00:00

Production Record

DirectorWilliam Wyler, Edward Steichen
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes661