Post by Keith Heitmann on Oct 30, 2002 15:04:09 GMT -5
Movie: 12 O' Clock High
12 B-17s were loaned by the US Air Force for the shooting of the film.
Filming began in May, 1949 in Florida and Alabama where the flying sequences were filmed.
The active "Archbury" airfield in the movie was actually Duke Field Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
The abandoned "Archbury" field was actually the abandoned Ozark Air Force Base, Alabama, where a English style control tower and quonset huts were built for the opening scene.
Gregory Peck originally turned down the roll of Frank Savage, but reconsidered after Daryl F. Zanuck cut 45 pages of dialog from the script.
The character of Brig. Gen. Frank Savage was based on Col. Frank Armstrong.
The book was published in 1948 by Beirne Lay and Sy Bartlett. Lay was a former Army Air Force pilot who's book "I wanted wings" was made into a movie in 1941 by Paramount. Wartime combat footage was edited in after filming was complete in the fall of 1949.
The movie has less than 7 minutes of music including the opening and finale pieces.
The movie opened without the usual 20th Centry Fox Fanfare.
Twelve O'Clock High opened to rave reviews in 1950 and was Fox's third largest grossing picture of the year, costing $1.8M to make and bringing in $3.2M.
Peck received his 4th Best Actor Academy Award nomination in five years.
Dean Jagger, (Maj. Harvey Stovall the adjutant), won the Best Supporting Actor for the film.
The film won a second Oscar for Best Sound Recording.
The film was turned into a television show in 1964 by Fox in association with Quinn Martin Productions.
12 B-17s were loaned by the US Air Force for the shooting of the film.
Filming began in May, 1949 in Florida and Alabama where the flying sequences were filmed.
The active "Archbury" airfield in the movie was actually Duke Field Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
The abandoned "Archbury" field was actually the abandoned Ozark Air Force Base, Alabama, where a English style control tower and quonset huts were built for the opening scene.
Gregory Peck originally turned down the roll of Frank Savage, but reconsidered after Daryl F. Zanuck cut 45 pages of dialog from the script.
The character of Brig. Gen. Frank Savage was based on Col. Frank Armstrong.
The book was published in 1948 by Beirne Lay and Sy Bartlett. Lay was a former Army Air Force pilot who's book "I wanted wings" was made into a movie in 1941 by Paramount. Wartime combat footage was edited in after filming was complete in the fall of 1949.
The movie has less than 7 minutes of music including the opening and finale pieces.
The movie opened without the usual 20th Centry Fox Fanfare.
Twelve O'Clock High opened to rave reviews in 1950 and was Fox's third largest grossing picture of the year, costing $1.8M to make and bringing in $3.2M.
Peck received his 4th Best Actor Academy Award nomination in five years.
Dean Jagger, (Maj. Harvey Stovall the adjutant), won the Best Supporting Actor for the film.
The film won a second Oscar for Best Sound Recording.
The film was turned into a television show in 1964 by Fox in association with Quinn Martin Productions.