THE GALLANT HOURS is a very atypical kind of WW2 movie from Hollywood. It's a biopic looking at the career of Admiral Halsey, who fought the Japanese in the Pacific War, and concentrating on perhaps the most stressful and dramatic time of his life. The film eschews the usual explosions and big budget battle sequences, so if you're looking for naval warfare you'd be well advised to seek something entirely different such as TORA! TORA! TORA! Where this excels is in the quiet character moments: a lot of it is, like TWELVE ANGRY MEN before it, concentrates on men debating stuff in a room together. Cagney is excellent and a youthful Dennis Weaver supports him well.
Review of The Gallant Hours
