

The Gallant Hours
They Called Him the Bull of the Pacific...His Name Was Halsey..But the Enemy Spelled it Hell!
Drama
War
Overview
A semi-documentary dramatization of five weeks in the life of Vice Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey, Jr., from his assignment to command the U.S. naval operations in the South Pacific to the Allied victory at Guadalcanal.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1960-06-13
Runtime:
1h 55m
Director:
Robert Montgomery
Writer:
Beirne Lay Jr., Frank D. Gilroy
Top Cast

James Cagney
Admiral William 'Bull' Halsey

Dennis Weaver
Andy Lowe

Ward Costello
Harry Black

Vaughn Taylor
Mike Pulaski

Richard Jaeckel
Roy Webb

Les Tremayne
Frank Enright

Walter Sande
Horace Keys ("Doc")

Karl Swenson
Bill Bailey

Richard Carlyle
Father Gehring

Carl Benton Reid
Robert Ghormley

William Schallert
Thomas G. Lamphier Jr.

Raymond Bailey
Vandergrift
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