Task Force

Running 1h 56m and made in the United States, Task Force (1949) is a Drama and Romance film in the 123movies catalog. The cast includes Gary Cooper and Jane Wyatt; Delmer Daves directs. 15 votes put it at 6.9/10. After learning the finer points of carrier aviation in the 1920s, career officer Jonathan Scott and his pals spend the next two decades promoting the superiority of naval air power. But military and political "red tape" continually frustrate their efforts, prompting Scott to even consider leaving the Navy for a more lucrative civilian job. Then the world enters a second World War and Scott finally gets the opportunity to prove to Washington the valuable role aircraft carriers could play in winning the conflict. But what will it cost him and his comrades personally?