Ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste (1943)

Ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste: Directed by Richard Wallace, Lambert Hillyer. With Pat O’Brien, Randolph Scott, Anne Shirley, Eddie Albert. Major “Chick” Davis is convinced that high-level bombing will win the next war. He convinces the powers-that-be to set up a bombardier school. He efficiently sets about training the USAAF’s first generation of high-level bombardiers.

“I saw this movie in the late 1950u0026#39;s or early 1960u0026#39;s on TV and it has always stuck with me. The scene that stands out vividly is when Robert Ryan walks into the church and yells, u0026quot;The Japs just bombed Pearl Harboru0026quot;. That scene has stuck in my head over 50 years. Oddly it seems that the ending involves bombing Nagoya. The movie went from Japanese bombing Pearl Harbor to the U.S. bombing the Japanese homeland really quickly. Another interesting thing is the movie never uses the word Norton Bombsight. At the time of the movie, even the word Norton was secret. Also, you never see the actual bomb sight only something being carried in a cloth bag by two airmen. Even a picture of the sight was secret. I did like the picture because it shows the training the men received. It seems like a lot of training just to push a button. I also like of part of the Bombardier controlling the plane. The part of the movie seems right in that the plane, pilot, ground crew, and everything else is there just to take the Bombardier to the target so he can push a button. The Pilot and Bombardier is like playing golf. The drive is for the show (pilot) but the putt (bombardier) is for the dough!. The rest was over the top–the oath and song of the Bombardier. Lastly, wasnu0026#39;t the actor who played the Japanese officer also played u0026quot;Harry Hoou0026quot; on the TV show u0026quot;Get Smartu0026quot;. All in all a film worth watching.”