Hell's Horizon

Hell's Horizon
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Tom Gries
Written by	Tom Gries
Produced by	Wray Davis
Starring	John Ireland
Cinematography	Floyd Crosby
Edited by	Aaron Stell
Music by	Heinz Roemheld
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Corporation Gravis Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	January 1, 1955 (1955-01-01) December 1955 (1955-12) ^{[Note 1]}
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hell's Horizon is a 1955 American war film directed by Tom Gries. The film stars John Ireland and Marla English. Hell's Horizon recounts the story of a bomber crew in the Korean War.

Plot

During the Korean War, United States Air Force Captain John Merrill (John Ireland) is the pilot of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber. Merrill is based in Okinawa and is ordered to destroy a Yalu River bridge in Korea. The mission is continually delayed due to bad weather. His co-pilot (Bill Williams) has to step in when the bored and frustrated crew members begin to fight over Sammi (Marla English), a local woman who is employed as a laundress at their base.

When the weather finally clears over the target, Merrill is ordered to attack the strategic bridge, but with only cloud cover as his protection. The North Koreans are prepared, and anti-aircraft guns hit the bomber as it descends out of the clouds. The attack is a success, but some crew members are killed, including "Jockey" (Chet Baker), the popular trumpeter of the base. Others on board are wounded. Merrill has to contend not only with the damaged bomber, but also flying through a deadly storm.

The bomber returns to base with extensive damage and only one engine still working, so Merrill has to make a "pancake" landing.^{[Note 2]} The survivors make it back in time to hear the announcement of Sammi's engagement to one of the crew, Sgt. "Buddy" Lewis (Larry Pennell).

Cast

John Ireland as Capt. John Merrill
Marla English as Sammi
Bill Williams as Paul Jenkins
Hugh Beaumont as Sgt. Al Trask
Larry Pennell as Sgt. "Buddy" Lewis
Chet Baker as "Jockey"^{[Note 3]}

Production

Hell's Horizon relied on a large amount of stock footage.^[4]

Reception

Despite its release only a few years after the end of the Korean War, Hell's Horizon was no more than a typical B war film. Reviewer Alun Evans summed it up as a "standard action drama of a single bomber raid in the Korean conflict with no redeeming features."^[5] In Leonard Maltin's review, he merely noted, "Interaction among men of bombing squad in the Korean War."^[6]

Notes

^ Hell's Horizon has been variously listed as a 1955 release with two different release dates.^[1]
^ A pancake landing is an emergency landing with the landing gear retracted.^[2]
^ The opening film credits list him as "... and introducing Chet Baker and his trumpet."^[3]

References

^ "Hell's Horizon (1955)." moviefone.com. Retrieved: September 14, 2014.
^ "Pancake landing." Oxford Dictionary. Retrieved: September 14, 2014.
^ "'Hell's Horizon'." YouTube. Retrieved: September 14, 2014.
^ "Hell's Horizon." Allmovie. Retrieved: September 14, 2014.
^ Evans 2000, p. 94.
^ Maltin, Leonard. "Overview: Hell's Horizon". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: September 14, 2014.

Bibliography

Evans, Alun. Brassey's Guide to War Films. Dulles, Virginia: Potomac Books, 2000. ISBN 1-57488-263-5.

External links

Hell's Horizon at the TCM Movie Database
Hell's Horizon at IMDb

Films directed by Tom Gries

Serpent Island (1954)
Hell's Horizon (1955)
Girl in the Woods (1958)
Mustang! (1959)
Will Penny (1968)
100 Rifles (1969)
Number One (1969)
The Hawaiians (1970)
Fools (1970)
Earth II (1971)
The Glass House (1972)
Journey Through Rosebud (1972)
The Connection (1973)
Call to Danger (1973)
Lady Ice (1973)
The Migrants (1974)
QB VII (1974)
The Healers (1974)
Breakout (1975)
Breakheart Pass (1975)
Helter Skelter (1976)
The Greatest (1977)

v t e Chet Baker
Discography
Pacific Jazz	Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman (1953) Grey December (1953) West Coast Live (1953-54 [1997]) Jazz at Ann Arbor (1954) The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker (1954) Chet Baker Sings (1954) Chet Baker Sings and Plays (1955) Chet Baker in Europe (1955) Chet Baker & Crew (1956) Chet Baker Big Band (1956) Playboys (1956) Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker (1956) Theme Music from "The James Dean Story" (1956 [1957]) Embraceable You (1957) Pretty/Groovy (1953-1957 [1958]) A Taste of Tequila (1966) Hats Off (1966) Quietly There (1966) Double-Shot (1966) Into My Life (1966) In the Mood (1966)
Riverside/Jazzland	(Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958) Chet Baker in New York (1958) Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace (1958) Chet (1959) Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (1959) Chet Baker in Milan (1959) Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (1959)
Prestige	Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Groovin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Comin' On with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Boppin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965) Cool Burnin' with the Chet Baker Quintet (1965)
Enja	Oh You Crazy Moon (1978 [2003]) Peace (1982) Strollin' (1985)
Other labels	Witch Doctor (1953) Chet Baker & Strings (1954) Stan Meets Chet (1958) Chet Is Back! (1962) The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964/65 (1964) I/We Had a Ball (1964) Baker's Holiday (1965) Baby Breeze (1965) Double-Shot (1966) Albert's House (1969) Blood, Chet and Tears (1970) In Concert (with Lee Konitz, 1974 [1982]) She Was Too Good to Me (1974) Once Upon a Summertime (1977 [1980]) You Can't Go Home Again (1977) The Best Thing for You (1977 [1989]) Live at Nick's (1978 [1987]) Ballads for Two (with Wolfgang Lackerschmid) (1979) The Touch of Your Lips (1979) All Blues (with Rachel Gould) (1979) Chet Baker / Wolfgang Lackerschmid (with Wolfgang Lackerschmid) (1979 [1980]) Daybreak (1979 [1980]) Rendez-Vous (1979 [1980]) No Problem (1979 [1980]) This Is Always (1979 [1982]) Someday My Prince Will Come (1979 [1983]) Studio Trieste (1982) Out of Nowhere (1982 [1991]) Crystal Bells (1983) Line for Lyons (with Stan Getz) (1983) Everything Happens to Me (with Kirk Lightsey) (1983 [1984]) At Capolinea (1983 [1984]) Mr. B (1983 [1984]) The Improviser (1983 [1984]) Diane (1985) Chet's Choice (1985) Candy (1985) Blues for a Reason (1985) Chet Baker Plays Vladimir Cosma (1985) Rique Pantoja & Chet Baker (1985 [1987]) There'll Never Be Another You (with Philip Catherine) (1985 [1997]) Chet Baker Sings Again (1985 [1986]) As Time Goes By (1986) When Sunny Gets Blue (1986) Cool Cat (1986 [1989]) Chet Baker in Tokyo (1987)
As sideman	Reunion with Chet Baker (with Gerry Mulligan, 1957) A Sign of the Times (with Joe Pass, 1965) Carnegie Hall Concert (with Gerry Mulligan, 1974 [1975]) Silence (with Charlie Haden , 1987)
Compositions	"Freeway" "Chetty's Lullaby" "Motivo su raggio di luna" "So che ti perderò" "Il mio domani"
As actor	Hell's Horizon (1955) Howlers in the Dock (1960)
Films	Let's Get Lost (1988) Born to Be Blue (2015)
Scores	Audace colpo dei soliti ignoti (1959)
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