Legion Of The Doomed (1958 Film)

	Legion Of The Doomed (1958 Film) Legion of the Doomed may refer to: another nickname of The Writing 69th, a group of journalists who flew on World War II bombing missions ''Legion of the Doomed'' (film), a 1958 adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ... See also * Legion of Doom (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The Writing 69th The Writing 69th was a group of eight American journalists who trained to fly bomber missions over Germany with the U.S. Eighth Air Force during World War II. The beginnings The Writing 69th was so christened by one of the 8th Air Force's public relations officers, perhaps Hal Leyshon or Joe Maher. The group also considered the names "The Flying Typewriters" or the "Legion of the Doomed." The Writing 69th included Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, Homer Bigart, and Robert Post, among others. Members The Writing 69th included: * Paul Manning: correspondent for CBS Radio (did not fly on the first mission) * Robert Post: correspondent for ''The New York Times'' (the only member of the group killed on the first mission) Walter Cronkite: correspondent for United Press Andy Rooney: correspondent for '' Stars and Stripes'' Denton Scott: correspondent for ''Yank, the Army Weekly'' (did not fly on the first mission) Homer Bigart: correspondent for the '' New York Herald Tribune'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Legion Of The Doomed (film) ''Legion of the Doomed'' is a 1958 American adventure film directed by Thor L. Brooks and written by Tom Hubbard and Fred Eggers. The film stars Bill Williams, Dawn Richard, Anthony Caruso, Kurt Kreuger, Tom Hubbard and Hal Gerard. The film was released on September 21, 1958, by Allied Artists Pictures. Plot Cast * Bill Williams as Lt. Smith Dawn Richard as Dalbert Marcheck Anthony Caruso as Sgt. Calvelli Kurt Kreuger as Capt. Marcheck Tom Hubbard as Tom Brodie Hal Gerard as Garabi John Damler as Darjon Rush Williams as Canuck George Baxter as Col. Lesperance Saul Gorss Sol Gorss, born Saul Gorss (March 22, 1908 – September 10, 1966) was a prominent American movie and television actor and stunt man. He was active from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, when he died. Before Gorss became an actor, he worked as ... as Sgt. Tordeau Joe Abdullah as Karaba References External links * {{IMDb title, 0051853, Legion of the Doomed 1958 films American adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adventure Film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, animation, comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction, family, horror, or war. Overview Setting plays an important role in an adventure film, sometimes itself acting as a character in the narrative. They are typically set in far away lands, such as lost continents or other exotic locations. They may also be set in a period background and may include adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the historical context. Such struggles and situations that confront the main characters include things like battles, piracy, rebellion, and the creation of empires and kingdoms. A common theme of adventure films is of characters leaving their home or place of comfort and going to fulfill a goal, embarking on travels, quests, tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Legion Of The Doomed (1958 Film) Legion of the Doomed may refer to: another nickname of The Writing 69th, a group of journalists who flew on World War II bombing missions ''Legion of the Doomed'' (film), a 1958 adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ... See also * Legion of Doom (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	The Writing 69th The Writing 69th was a group of eight American journalists who trained to fly bomber missions over Germany with the U.S. Eighth Air Force during World War II. The beginnings The Writing 69th was so christened by one of the 8th Air Force's public relations officers, perhaps Hal Leyshon or Joe Maher. The group also considered the names "The Flying Typewriters" or the "Legion of the Doomed." The Writing 69th included Walter Cronkite, Andy Rooney, Homer Bigart, and Robert Post, among others. Members The Writing 69th included: * Paul Manning: correspondent for CBS Radio (did not fly on the first mission) * Robert Post: correspondent for ''The New York Times'' (the only member of the group killed on the first mission) Walter Cronkite: correspondent for United Press Andy Rooney: correspondent for '' Stars and Stripes'' Denton Scott: correspondent for ''Yank, the Army Weekly'' (did not fly on the first mission) Homer Bigart: correspondent for the '' New York Herald Tribune'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Legion Of The Doomed (film) ''Legion of the Doomed'' is a 1958 American adventure film directed by Thor L. Brooks and written by Tom Hubbard and Fred Eggers. The film stars Bill Williams, Dawn Richard, Anthony Caruso, Kurt Kreuger, Tom Hubbard and Hal Gerard. The film was released on September 21, 1958, by Allied Artists Pictures. Plot Cast * Bill Williams as Lt. Smith Dawn Richard as Dalbert Marcheck Anthony Caruso as Sgt. Calvelli Kurt Kreuger as Capt. Marcheck Tom Hubbard as Tom Brodie Hal Gerard as Garabi John Damler as Darjon Rush Williams as Canuck George Baxter as Col. Lesperance Saul Gorss Sol Gorss, born Saul Gorss (March 22, 1908 – September 10, 1966) was a prominent American movie and television actor and stunt man. He was active from the 1930s to the mid-1960s, when he died. Before Gorss became an actor, he worked as ... as Sgt. Tordeau Joe Abdullah as Karaba References External links * {{IMDb title, 0051853, Legion of the Doomed 1958 films American adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Adventure Film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, animation, comedy, drama, fantasy, science fiction, family, horror, or war. Overview Setting plays an important role in an adventure film, sometimes itself acting as a character in the narrative. They are typically set in far away lands, such as lost continents or other exotic locations. They may also be set in a period background and may include adapted stories of historical or fictional adventure heroes within the historical context. Such struggles and situations that confront the main characters include things like battles, piracy, rebellion, and the creation of empires and kingdoms. A common theme of adventure films is of characters leaving their home or place of comfort and going to fulfill a goal, embarking on travels, quests, tre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]