this movie have always be a favorite of mine since first see it a a 12 year old kid in 1962 when it be show on a los angeles television station late show . the character be very engage from the start of the picture and and it be too bad that the movie have never be release for video tape and nor be it ever show on television ( apparently due to a prohibition by the estate of moss hart and the playwright or producer or director who write the story and first present it on the new york stage during wwii the reason for deny it showing be hard to fathom more than 50 year after it be make ) . i do not see the movie again for over 30 year and when someone who have actually be a major cast member of the movie be able to get me a bootleg copy on vhs ( poor video quality and but good audio ) . my memory of it be correct represent it be still an engaging and fascinating movie to watch . an amazing aspect of this film be just how many of it star and just start out in their career at the time 1944 ) and go on to become either major motion picture star or at least well know and fully employ actor ( e. g. judy holliday and edmond obrien and jeanne crain and barry nelson and don taylor and karl malden and peter lind hayes and george superman ) reef and red button and lee j. cobb and kevin mccarthy and and gary merrill ) . the scene with the b 24 liberator be terrific and especially the close up shot where the detail of the giant ( for those time ) 4 engine bomber ( then 18 and 000 plus manufactured and now nearly extinct ) can be see . good insight into the different level of training that a pilot cadet go through on his way to be assign to a bomber crew ( of course and very gender bias a be the trend of the day represent only the men become pilot and the woman just support them in their role hardly acceptable in today world ) . i hope someday it will be release onto video for a new generation to enjoy .