Movie Settings Database

The Fighting Lady

When:

The 1940s

Photographed in Zones of Combat by Men of U.S. Navy — 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.

Released in 1944 — 61 minutes

Genres:

War Documentary

Language:

English