"12 O'Clock High" (1964) TV series 1964-1967

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Creators:

Sy Bartlett
Beirne Lay Jr.

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

18 September 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S...

Plot Keywords:

Time For Title | Sergeant | Bomber | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins

Cast

Paul Burke	...	Col. Joseph Anson Gallagher / ... (48 episodes, 1964-1967)
Chris Robinson	...	Sgt. Sandy Komansky / ... (47 episodes, 1965-1967)
Frank Overton	...	Maj. Harvey Stovall / ... (33 episodes, 1964-1967)
Robert Lansing	...	General Frank Savage / ... (32 episodes, 1964-1965)
Barney Phillips	...	Doc Kaiser / ... (28 episodes, 1964-1967)
John Larkin	...	Major General Wiley Crowe (25 episodes, 1964-1965)
Robert Dornan	...	Capt. Fowler / ... (22 episodes, 1965-1967)

Runtime:

60 min (78 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

The Air Museum, Ontario, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

While trying to get sponsors for this series the producers approached the Volkswagen executives and showed them the pilot show which featured actual bombing footage from the war. During the film one of the executives recognized the plant that was being bombed as the VW plant which had made cars for the German army at the time. He commented, "There goes our plant", and the executives then and there decided not to sponsor the show.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Throughout the series, actors regularly smoked king-sized filter cigarettes, which didn't exist in WWII.

Movie Connections:

Follows Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

Fly to me anytime

This is one of the great television shows of the sixties that needs to be brought back. I don't know if the problem was popularity, subject, or because it was in back and white. Color would have killed it. The show took a minor dive when Robert Lansing left, but it was great entertainment and an example of great television they don't do today. I can still catch myself humming the theme.