16 May 1955
The Dam Busters
The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.
Fine Feathers
One of the most dramatic tage successes of recent times...
Bob Reynolds, a construction engineer, is constructing a dam. Finding himself in financial trouble, he is persuaded by John Brand to use a cheaper--but far inferior--cement to replace the cement he's been using. Brand, who is determined to ruin Reynolds, then talks him into buying worthless stock. Finding himself in desperate straits, Reynolds forges a check using Brand's name. Unfortunately the finished dam breaks and many people are killed. Under suspicion by the authorities, Reynolds desperate searches for a way out of his worsening situation.
Top Billed Cast
Claire Whitney Jane Reynolds
Eugene Pallette Bob Reynolds
Thomas W. Ross Dick Meade
Warburton Gamble John Brand
June Elvidge Mrs. Brand
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