The Caine Mutiny (1954), The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1961), PT 109 (1963), Wing and a Prayer (1944), Flight Command (1940), American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950), In Harm's Way (2008) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Ensign movies.
Storyline: During the World War II, the crew of a small insignificant ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet experience an event unlike any event ever experienced by the United States Navy. A Ship's Captain is removed from command by his Executive Officer in an apparent outright act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it is learned that the Captain of the ship was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy must decide if the Caine Mutiny was a criminal act, or an act of courage to save a ship from destruction at the hands of her Captain?
Plot Keywords: captain, ensign, lawyer, solemn, gripping, thrilling, ship ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Robert Lomax, tired of working in an office, wants to be an artist. So he moves to Hong Kong to try his hand at painting. Finding a cheap hotel, he checks in, only to find it's used by prostitutes and their "dates" they meet in the bar downstairs. Since he never picks up any of the ladies, they all want to know more about him. Eventually, he does hire one to model for him... and soon falls in love. However, since he's on a limited budget, he can't afford her exclusively, but doesn't want to "share" her with anyone else.—Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>
Plot Keywords: ensign, lieutenant, spy, sailor, amusing, lighthearted, madcap ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Dramatization of President John F. Kennedy's WWII military experiences during which he commanded a PT boat that sank after being rammed by a Japanese destroyer while on patrol in the South Pacific on a very dark night. He and the other survivors, some of whom were wounded, made their way to a nearby island where they had to survive on meager rations and avoid capture by enemy forces till they could find a way to signal the Navy for rescue.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net> / Hans Delbruck
Plot Keywords: ensign, sailor, officer, native, lieutenant, intense, thrilling ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway. All the men have their individual worries and concerns, but become increasingly frustrated at their avoidance of combat, for reasons unknown to them. But in the end, all get their chance to fight.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Plot Keywords: naval officer, pilot, actor, ensign, captain, lieutenant commander, rousing ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: A rookie flyer, Ens. Alan Drake, joins the famous Hellcats Squadron right out of flight school in Pensacola. He doesn't make a great first impression when he is forced to ditch his airplane and parachute to safety when he arrives at the base but is unable to land due to heavy fog. On his first official outing, his poor shooting skills results in the Hellcats losing an air combat competition. His fellow pilots accept him anyway but they think he's crossed the line when they erroneously conclude that while their CO Bill Gary is away, Drake has a purported affair with his wife Lorna. Drake is now an outcast and is prepared to resign from the Navy but his extreme heroism in saving Bill Gary's life turns things around.—garykmcd
Plot Keywords: ensign, lieutenant, commanding officer, wife, pilot, brother, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the spring of 1942, following the blockade run that took General Douglas MacArthur and his staff from the Philippines to the safety of Australia, the survivors of a bombed and sunk PT boat make their way to shore. The skipper tells his men they have top priority passes if they can make their way to Del Monte airfield two hundred miles away, and advises them to split up into pairs. Ensign Chuck Palmer and crewman Jim Mitchell finally reach Tacloban on the island of Leyte. In an American mission school, Palmer meets Jeanne Martinez, who is urgently trying to see the officer in charge with a request for help for a relative, and he also learns that the Japanese have captured the airfield. Palmer tries to make Australia by a boat that sinks in a tropical storm, and has to swim for shore. All through 1942, Palmer and the other survivors dodge enemy patrols while living off the land.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
Plot Keywords: soldier, love interest, friend, ensign, thrilling, patriotic, philippines ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The lives of people with dangerous jobs.
Plot Keywords: captain, commander, lieutenant commander, lieutenant, love interest, ensign, spectacular ...
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