"Tortured into a false confession while a POW in Korea, Major Lincoln Bond returns to active service as a test pilot. Determined to clear his name, Bond battles a hard-nosed base commander, prejudiced officers and his own insecurities."
William Holden
as Maj. Lincoln Bond
Lloyd Nolan
as Brig. Gen. Bill Banner
Virginia Leith
as Connie Mitchell
Charles McGraw
as Col. 'Mickey' McKee
Murray Hamilton
as Maj. Bromo Lee
Paul Fix
as Lt. Gen. Bryan Shelby
James Garner
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
L.Q. Jones
as 2nd Lt. Sweeney
Karen Steele
as Polly Craven
Bartlett Robinson
as Sen. Black
Malcolm Atterbury
as Hank
Ralph Moody
as Harvey Gilbert
Maura Murphy
as Sarah McKee
Carol Kelly
as Debbie
Mervyn LeRoy
Director
Beirne Lay Jr.
Writer
Producer
Associate Producer
Paul Baron
Original Music Composer
Harold Rosson
Director of Photography
William H. Ziegler
Editor
John Beckman
Art Direction
Ralph S. Hurst
Set Decoration
Moss Mabry
Costume Design
Gordon Bau
Makeup Supervisor
Mel Dellar
Unit Manager
Al Alleborn
Assistant Director
Russell Llewellyn
Russell Saunders
Second Unit Director
Stanley Jones
Sound
Hans F. Koenekamp
Special Effects
Leo K. Kuter
Harold E. Wellman
Additional Photography
Paul Mantz
Aerial Director of Photography
Thomas Reilly
Additional Editor